[Report 1947] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens.

  • St. Helens (Merseyside, England). Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STATISTICAL REVIEW OF WORK OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE DURING THE YEAR 1947. Children in Average Attendance at Primary and Secondary Schools. 16,744 Total Examinations of School Children . 20,130 Miscellaneous Examinations (Bursars, &c.). 5 Minor Ailments treated. 3,489 Visual Defects treated. 892 Ear, Throat and Nose Defects treated 516 Children Inspected by School Dentists . 16,060 Children treated by School Dentists . 3,487 Total Attendances at all School Clinics .. 38,369 Examinations by Nurses for Cleanliness. 52,354 Visits to Schools by Medical Officers . 501 Visits to Schools by Nurses . 3,656 Home Visits by Nurses . 1,456 Total Attendances at Inspection Clinic . 2,355 MEDICAL INSPECTION. During the year 1947 there were under the control of the Education Com¬ mittee 41 Primary and Secondary Schools with 80 departments. Particulars as to accommodation and attendances are as follows :— Number of children for whom accommodation available 26,606 Average number of children on the roll during the year 18,345 Average number of children in attendance during the year 16,744 Percentage attendance for the year .. 91‘3% During 1947 the medical staff was brought up to full complement by the appoint¬ ment of two Assistant School Medical Officers. It was possible, therefore, to carry out a full programme of medical inspection for the first time since the war years. The following statement shows the number of examinations carried out by Medical Officers in Primary and Secondary Schools during 1947, and also shows the number of cases referred to Inspection Clinics following the inspections for further consultation and advice. Routine examinations . 5,441 Special examinations . 4,731 Re-examinations. 9,958 Attendances at Inspection Clinic. 2,355 A complete Nutritional Survey of all children in attendance at schools ia the Borough was carried out during the year. The results are tabulated in Table VIII at the end of the Report.