[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.

  • Newport (Wales). County Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table shows the number of cases recommended for treatment at Special Residential Schools : Category nd Admitted Admitted Discharged In at Waiting before 1948 2 in 1948 in 1948 1 31/12/48 1 8 Admission •tially Sighted 5 4 1 if ... 11 9 ■) 11 2 icate ... G 15 10 11 9 betic icationally Sub-Norma.1 : — ... — — — 1 Boarding School ... 1 1 28 43 Day School — . leptie ... 3 2 2 3 1 15 adjusted — 3 3 sically Handicapped ... 3 3 3 . 3 1 Itiple Disability 2 1 3 Total 1 8 13 20 1 29 43 4 18 4 3 RSERY SCHOOLS. There are eight Nursery Schools, with a total accommodation for 240 children. Responsibility for the Oral examination of the children was assumed by the School Health Service on 1st April, 1947. During the year 394 routine examinations took place* of children in attendance at the Nursery Schools 131 nursery children were dentally inspected and 25 were found to require treatment. 12 children were •ted at the School (’lime. 13 temporary extractions were made and 12 administrations of Nitrous Oxide Gas e given, lhe total attendances made by these children was 12. PLOYMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS. Certificates under the_ provisions of the Byelaws regulating the employment were issued in respect of 89 dren. Certificates were issued in respect of 50 children in connection with employment of children in enter- lents. CELLANEOUS. The medical officers at the Clinic have carried out the medical examinations of 13 trainees at the request he Ministry of Education, and also carried out on behalf of the Education Committee the examination of GO mutees in the service of the Education Committee, for superannuation purposes. 42 Teachers were examined and reported on as to their fitness for their duties. 1 he Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Service, actually came into operation in January, 1949, and has adv proved a success. Owing to the scarcity of Dental Surgeons these sessions have been arranged in the lings so as not to interfere with the normal school dental service. The following tables give the statistics of the work done in the form required by the Ministry of Education the heights and weights of routine pupils examined during the year. FinaUy, I should like to express my thanks to the Education Committee, and to the whole staff at the wl ( lime, including medical, dental, nursing and clerical, for their willing co-operation and understanding he work of the department. ° School Clinic, 2G Clytha Park Road, Newport, Mon. I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, lour obedient servant, i/, mo. D. E. LAWRENCE, School Medical Officer.