[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 Practitioners undertaking eye work, etc. Medical Inspection of Secondary Schools :— Dr. R. C. Hutchinson (Resigned 31.7.37) (Worthing) Worthing Boys. Dr. Margaret Hammond (Bognor Regis) Dr. Alice Owen (Horsham) Dr. J. W. Dew (Horsham) Dr. J. H. H. Gough (Chichester) Dr. M. Fawkes (Midhurst) ( Chichester Girls | Worthing Girls. Horsham Girls. Horsham Boys. Chichester Boys. Midhurst Boys. Orthopaedic Surgeon : Mr. H. J. Seddon, f.r.c.s. (from Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London). Orthopaedic Nurse : Miss L. M. C. Maynard. School Dentists Mr. W. J. Scoble Private pract ce. (Chichester) Mr. E. N. Stevens Private practice. (Midhurst) Nursing Staff :— The Staff of the West Sussex County Nursing Association, and affiliated District Nursing Associations, consisting of County Superintendent, 1st Assistant County Superintendent, 2nd Assist¬ ant County Superintendent, 3 whole-time Nurses, and 78 District Nurses. 2.—CO-ORDINATION WITH OTHER HEALTH SERVICES (a) As stated in my previous reports, there is close co-ordina¬ tion with the Maternity and Child Welfare Committeee in such matters as orthopaedic treatment, treatment of diseases of the ear, nose and throat, and examination for defective vision. In December, 1935, a scheme was approved whereby the services of the School Dental Staff could be utilised for the routine inspec¬ tion and treatment of children under school age and of expectant and nursing mothers. Although it was not possible to commence the general routine inspection and treatment of maternity and child welfare cases, a few selected cases have been referred for treatment during the year. Also in three instances (Arundel, Chichester and Horsham) the same buildings are used in common. Further, home supervision is simplified by the fact that in rural areas the same Nurse acts as Health Visitor and School Nurse. Records of abnormal children, when they reach school age, are transferred to the School Medical Department.