[Report 1954] / School Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough.

  • Peterborough (England). Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / School Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN FOR THE YEAR — i 95 4 — This is my sixth consecutive Annual Report. Dr. Wynne, an Inspector from the Ministry of Education, visited the Clinic on December 14th and 15 th, and made certain recommendations. These were :— (1) At least one Assistant Dental Officer is required, and possibly two, depending upon the acceptance rate. There are 10,000 children attending the schools, and each child should be inspected and treated once a year. (2) A new dental chair is needed for the second dental surgery. (3) A new chairside light is also needed in the same surgerv. (4) A new General Anaesthetic machine is needed. Dr. Inglis has already made application for this, as the present one is old- fashioned. (5) An extra help is required during the General Anaesthetic sessions to attend to the children whilst they are recovering from the anaesthetic. (6) A recovery couch is needed. (7) A recovery room is also needed. The second surgery could be divided by a partition, and more wash basins installed. The following schools were inspected during the year :— City of Peterborough Fulbridge Junior Eastholm Infants Eastholm Senior Boys New Fletton Infants St. Nicholas Home Eastholm Juniors St. Mark’s Infants Longthorpe Eastholm Senior Girls Cromwell Road Infants Walton Infants Woodston C.E. Newark C.E. The following figures and remarks amplify the statistical return required by the Ministry of Education. Between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. is set aside for the treatment of “specials”, chiefly children suffering from toothache ; 926 children were treated as “specials”, and 398 of these required more than one visit; in other years these 398 would have been given a Routine Inspection, and this number added to the children who had routine inspections at schools. 3,183 children were given routine inspections at the schools, and with the 926 specials, make a total of Soke of Peterborough Eye Infants Eye Juniors A.M.V.C.,—part of Grammar County—part of Deacon’s