[Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • West Sussex (England). County Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Medical Treatment.—-There is no scheme for the treatment of pupils, but free-place pupils are examined on admission to the Secondary Schools and, if found to require treatment, this treat¬ ment is provided under the scheme for treatment of elementary school-children. Tables I. and II. on pages 26, 27 and 28 give the number of pupils inspected and the results of inspection in the eight Secondary Schools. It will be seen from Table II. that defective eyesight and chronic tonsillitis were the conditions chiefly requiring attention. Dental Inspection and Treatment.—As stated in my last Report, the Committee approved a Scheme for the inspection and treatment of pupils at the Secondary Schools. A start was made with the Worthing High School for Boys and Chichester High School for Boys, and it is hoped that in future all Schools will be dealt with annually. Table III., on page 29, gives the number of pupils inspected and treatment carried out, and this matter is also referred to in the report of the Senior School Dentist, appended. 20.—CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT, 1933.—This Act came into operation on the 1st November, 1933, and the local authority has certain duties to perform. Under Section 22 the local authority may grant a licence for a child, who has attained the age of twelve years, to take part in any entertainment in connection with which any charge, whether for admission or not, is made to any of the audience, provided the authority are satisfied that the child is fit to take part in the entertainment, and that proper provision has been made to secure his health and kind treatment. Two children were medically examined and granted licences under this Section during the year. Section 35 deals with a child or young person who is brought before a Court of Summary Jurisdiction, in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed by him, or is to be brought before a juvenile court as being in need of care or protection. During the year 126 cases were referred to the local authority, of whom 105 received special examination for detection of physical or mental defect. Of this number, on examination, six cases were classified as feeble-minded. Under Section 62 it is the duty of a local authority to bring before a Juvenile Court any child or young person residing or found in their district who appears to them to be in need of care or protection, unless they are satisfied that the taking of proceed¬ ings is undesirable in his interests, or that proceedings are about to be taken by some other person. The Juvenile Court may :—