[Report 1960-1961] / School Medical Officer of Health, Anglesey County Council.

  • Anglesey (Wales). County Council. no2003102100.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1960-1961] / School Medical Officer of Health, Anglesey County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Speech Therapy Mention was made in the report for 1959 of the urgent need of a speech therapy service. In January 1961 we were fortunate in acquiring the part time services of Mrs. I. Morrish, a qualified speech therapist who had come to reside in Anglesey. Although non-Welsh speaking, Mrs. Morrish is rendering valuable service in this direction. The Caernarvon and Anglesey Hospital Management Committee have given further thought to a joint agreement to provide a speech therapy service, and in July 1961 the Hospital Management Committee, Merionethshire and Anglesey Countv Councils agreed to a joint service with an establishment of a senior speech therapist and two other speech therapists. For administrative purposes, the Hospital Management Committee was adopted as the employing authority. It is regretted that up to date no appointment has been made although the posts have been advertised. Sanitary Defects Once again the report does not contain detailed reference to un¬ satisfactory and insanitary school premises. Routine reports on these matters are brought to the attention of the Director of Education from time to time following visits paid to the schools. School Medical Accommodation As new schools are erected and others are modernised, it is hoped that rather more generous medical facilities will be provided. An excellent medical and dental unit has in fact been incorporated into the new County Secondary School at Menai Bridge. Efforts were also made to obtain the use of a Horsa Hut at the Amlwch Primary School for similar purposes, but unfortunately the Minister of Edu¬ cation would not release the hut for this purpose. Up-to-date dental equipment was purchased in 1961 for the Holyhead Dental Clinic and work commenced during the year to convert three rooms in St. David’s Priory, Holyhead, into a modern dental unit. On completion of this work, the unsatisfactory premises in Park School will be vacated. We shall then have three modern static dental clinics in the County (Llangefni, Menai Bridge and Holyhead). When eventually one is established at Amlwch, and with the two mobile clinics, the countv will be adequately covered. Personal Dr. C. Rolant Thomas, L.D.S., retired from the post of Dental Officer on the 31st August, 1960, after 20 years faithful service in the county. It would be appropriate to pay tribute to the conscientious