[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough.

  • Newcastle-under-Lyme (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE Statistics regarding children inspected and treated during the year are given later in the report in Table IV. INSPECTION OF SCHOOL PREMISES Inspections of school premises are carried out by the departmental medical officers when visiting the schools to conduct medical inspections of pupils. For the mutual convenience of the medical and teaching staffs these inspections are usually carried out on the last day of the medical inspection. During the year, 32 such inspections were made and a total of 38 defects in 17 schools were reported to the Borough Education Officer for his information and for any action he cared to take. Defects found in 7 schools during 1969 had been reported to the Borough Education Officer after inspections in previous years. Inspections of school premises are carried out under the standards for school premises regulations, 1959 which lay down standards for accommodation, washing facilities, toilets, water supply (both hot and cold), lighting, ventilation, temperature, conditions of playgrounds, cleanliness, etc.