[Report 1958] / School Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City.

  • Sheffield (England). City Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / School Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Co-operation with the general practitioners is of value, particularly with a child who is absent frequently from school. After the child’s final routine examination, the practice is continued of sending a letter to the general practitioner if there is anything of clinical interest, and includes any recom¬ mendation made regarding future employment. During the year 363 fetters were sent, that is 5.45 per cent, of the leavers as against 6 per cent, for the two previous years. The conditions with which the letters dealt were .— Defects Defective vision Defective colour vision Other abnormalities of eyes Deafness Otitis media Other E.N.T. conditions Heart conditions Chest conditions Rheumatism Epilepsy Neurological Orthopaedic Others No. of Children 53 86 19 46 15 5 7 31 16 18 4 38 25 363 CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, EDUCATION WELFARE OFFICERS AND OTHERS Co-operation of all adults in any way concerned with the child is essential to his well-being and fortunately is readily obtained. 11,967 parents took advantage of attending with their children at the periodic health inspections, representing 57 per cent, attendances with boys and 65 per cent, with girls. Most sincere appreciation is felt for the co-operation of teachers, inspectors, education welfare officers, the Children’s Officer, probation officers, general practitioners, medical officers at the hospitals, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Cripples Aid Association, the Voluntary Association for Mental Welfare and the Council of Social Service. Due acknowledgment and thanks are given to the local Press for their continued sympathetic and helpful presentation of school health topics. During the year, the Sheffield School Children’s Holiday Association, supported by the Sheffield School Teachers, made the usual excellent use of Fairthorn Convalescent Home. It opened from March 3rd to December 20th and during that period a total of 199 children (87 girls, 112 boys) bene¬ fited by convalescence there. Additional to this number are 61 children who went for holidays during the summer vacation, being selected from the poorer parts of the City by the teachers. All the children were examined by the school medical officers and deemed suitable.