[Report 1928] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens.

  • St. Helens (Merseyside, England). Council.
Date:
1928
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Credit: [Report 1928] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following statement shows the work done in Medical Inspection during the past five years : 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Routine Examinations . 6004 5905 5984 6451 6587 Special Examinations . 5545 4623 4768 5242 5801 Re-examinations ... ... 7524 8540 8834 9572 9477 Examinations at Inspection Clinic ... 4140 4398 3742 4019 3615 The detailed figures of the number medically inspected during the year are given in Table I. Apart from the inspections by medical officers, the school nurses do a considerable amount of supplementary inspections. These include inspections regarding cleanliness, inspections pre¬ liminary to referring cases to the medical officer, and inspections in connection with infectious diseases. These duties will be referred to later in the review of the work of the school nurses. Secondary Schools. The Secondary Schools to which the provisions of the School Medical Service are applicable are the :— St. Helens Cowley Boys’ Secondary School. St. Helens Cowley Middle School for Girls. The general arrangements for the medical inspection of these schools are similar to those for the Elementary Schools. Girls are examined by the female assistant medical officer. Routine medical examination is made once every year of all children attend¬ ing these schools and special examinations are made from time to time as required. The detailed figures of the number of children inspected are given in Table VI.