[Report 1971] / School Medical Officer of Health, Staffordshire County Council.

  • Staffordshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1971
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Credit: [Report 1971] / School Medical Officer of Health, Staffordshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Nursing Establishment For the first time since 1965 the full establishment of health visitor/school nurses was achieved. During these years the deficiency of health visitor trained staff was made up by temporary school nurses who gave valued service to the Borough. School Population The number of pupils on the registers of maintained schools (including nursery schools) at the end of the year was 15,147. This represents an increase of 129 over 1970. Number of schools or departments:— Nursery Schools .. .. .. 4 Infant Departments .. .. .. 12 Infant & Junior Departments .. 11 Junior Departments .. .. .. 11 Secondary Modern Schools .. .. 9 Secondary Grammar Schools .. 4 Blackfriars .. .. .. .. 1 The Coppice School .. .. .. 1 The Wilmot School .. .. .. 1 Assessment Centre .. .. .. 1 INFORMATION OBTAINED BY MEDICAL INSPECTIONS Physical Condition The physical condition of the children examined at periodic medical inspections is shown in Table l.A in the statistical tables at the end of this report. Uncleanliness Seven children were found to be verminous at routine school medical inspections. At periodic cleanliness inspections of children a total of 20,938 examinations were made and 627 individual pupils were found to be infested. 453 cleansing notices were issued under Section 54(2) of the Education Act, 1944. Three children were compulsory cleaned at school clinics under Section 54(3) of the Education Act, 1944. Sixty-four children were referred to the school clinic for treatment.