[Report 1972] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wallasey County Borough.

  • Wallasey (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wallasey County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    B.C.G. VACCINATION No. of children offered (per parents) B.C.G. Vaccination . 1,355 No. of children accepting (per parents) B.C.G. Vaccination . 1,205 Percentage of Parents accepting vaccina¬ te o n .. .. ... «o .# . • • • 89.80 No. of children Mantoux tested .. .. 1,187 No. of children found Mantoux postive 18 Percentage of children Mantoux positive 1.51% No. of children found Mantoux negative 1,169 No. of children vaccinated with B.C.G. Vaccine .. 1,147 SUMMARY OF THE WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE SCHOOL HEALTH VISITORS DURING THE YEAR 1971 Health Surveys and Infestation with Vermin Health Surveys .. .. .. .. 117 No. of Clinics Sessions re Cleansing 135 No. of Examinations . 34,870 No. of individual children found unclean .. .. 861 Home Visits Cleanliness . 725 Medical Treatment . 161 Hospital References . 8 Miscellaneous . 298 Ineffective visits, i.e. No. Access 246 Other Visits to Nursery School Visits to Special Schools 9 23 ELLERAY PARK DAY SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR PHYSI¬ CALLY HANDICAPPED/DELICATE CHILDREN The physically handicapped children are well provided for at Elleray Park Day Special School, and in order to cope with the problems of incontinence and lack of mobility which are a special feature of children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, the staff of the school includes a nurse and nursing auxiliary full-time, two nursery assis¬ tants who assist in the classrooms, and two house mothers who assist with toileting some of the children and bringing them from the classroom for physiotherapy. Many severly handicapped children are admitted from Birkenhead County Borough and a few from Cheshire County area, and the statistics below show the number involved. We are getting increasing pressure from child specialists and ear, nose and throat consultants to admit children to the school before they are five years of age, but at present the staff¬ ing position is such that this is not feasible.