[Report 1955] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough.

  • Wigan (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CO-OPERATION OF TEACHERS The teachers in the schools of Wigan are usually very helpful to School Medical Officers. They provide them with the best accommodation possible, report any abnormality they have noticed in the children, and submit special cases for inspection. Prompt and complete information regarding infectious disease is very valuable to the Principal School Medical Officer and helps him to control or even prevent epidemics. The teachers see that such cases are kept away from the school for the minimum period prescribed and until a re-admission form is received, and also that contacts are excluded as recommended. CO-OPERATION OF VOLUNTARY BODIES During the year the help of the N.S.P.C.C. Inspector has been obtained in 6 cases, involving the welfare of 23 children. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS During the year 6 applications received from children were investigated by the School Medical Officers and licences to all the applicants were subsequently granted. PROVISION OF MEALS AND MILK During the year the School Kitchens were visited and inspected by a School Medical Officer. No serious defects were discovered and on the whole the staff work in a cleanly manner and seem to understand the principles of food hygiene. The School Meals Organiser has submitted the following information : Despite the fact that there has been a further decrease in the number of free meals provided, the total number of meals (including free and paid) increased by 85,000 over the previous year. An additional kitchen-dining room at St. Thomas More R.C. School was brought into operation at the beginning of the year. The demand for free meals during holiday periods has shown a further decrease. SUMMARY OF MILK AND MEALS SERVED 1954 1955 Free meals served to children 128,521 99,565 Paid meals served to children 953,575 . 1,068,204 Third-pint bottles milk 2,135,665 2,118,322 Meals supplied to Notre Dame High School 61,409 63,453 Meals supplied to Hope School 7,735 12,240 Meals supplied to “ Meals on Wheels ” Service 6,932 8,780