[Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich.

  • West Bromwich (England). Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Employment of Children in Entertainments. In the course of the year, seven licences were issued to four girls and one boy attending non-selective secondary schools and seven licences were issued to four children attending selective secondary schools in the borough, to enable them to take part in entertainments for different periods at the Plaza Theatre, West Bromwich; the Wolverhampton Hippodrome; Dudley Hippodrome; Aston Hippo- drome; and Swan Village Recreation Club. The children resided at home and attended their normal schools, but in one case a holiday of four days was granted, and in another a certain number of half¬ day holidays was granted. SCHOOL MEALS AND MILK The following particulars relate to the number of children in attendance and the number of meals provided on a single day in October, 1956. Number of pupils present in all schools on the day selected • • • • • • • • • 15,192 Number of school kitchens e • • , , , ... 9 Number of schools or departments served ... 51 Number of schools or departments not yet served . . . ... Nil Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. Meals Milk 1955 1956 1955 1956 (a) Free Meals ... 321 416 12,563 12,447 (b) For payment 2,987 2,994 Percentage of total ... 22.95 22.45 87.14 81.5 Number of children taking milk at home 47 46 INFECTIOUS DISEASES (a) Common Fevers. Notifications of the more common infectious illnesses were as follows : — 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total All Ages 5-9 10-14 5-9 10-14 5-9 10-14 5-9 10-14 1956 1955 'easles 6 — 4 2 1 — 3 —- 16 425 /hooping Cough 26 1 8 - 22 1 26 2 i 86 25 :arlet Fever 6 — 2 3 2 2 15 50