[Report 1962] / School Medical Officer of Health, Staffordshire County Council.

  • Staffordshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / School Medical Officer of Health, Staffordshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Four special schools, Basforcl Hall, Needwood, Standon Bowers and Walton Hall have alarms and excellent results have been reported. From the start it has been routine procedure to follow up cases six months after the trial period with an alarm ended- During 1961, however, it was decided to review the condition of children, who have had treatment, at two intervals of six months. Because the criterion of cure is now 12 months free from relapse, for the first time the figures above show an apparent improvement on the previous year when only 24 children were cured whilst 122 improved. PART VII—SCHOOL PREMISES Table 32. Inspection of School Premises No. of schools inspected ... ... ... 623 No. of school premises reported as having various defects . . 83 No. of school premises where defects have been rectified ... ... ... ... 14 The School Medical Officers continued to carry out an annual inspection of school premises and defects were notified to the Director of Education. Fewer schools were visted this year than last and the number of school premises having defects reported fell by 105 as compared with last year. One of the school medical officers who has worked for many years in a rural area has commented. “In the past few years much improvement has taken place in rural schools as regards water supplies and drainage. The extensions of public water supplies and sewerage schemes have made this possible- The various new schools provided and the reconstruction of older schools with the provision of modern amenities have vastly improved conditions for school children, Compared