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NEWPORT EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
Medical Inspection of School Children.
FORTIETH
ANNUAL REPORTFOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1947.
BY
H. W, CATTO, m.d., d.p.h
SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER.
A. T. W. James, Printer, York Place, Newport.
to. PARKS ROAD,OXFC. iO
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NEWPORT EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
Medical Inspection of School Children.I
FORTIETH
ANNUAL REPORTFOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1947.
BY
H. W, CATTO, m.d., d.p.h
SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER.
A. T. W. James, Printer, York Place, Newport.
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ANNUAL REPORT
To the Chairman and Members of the Education Committee.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, I
I beg to submit the fortieth Annual Report of the School Medical Officer for the year ended Decenil
31st, 1947.
STAFF.
The Medical Staff is now the same as it was in 1939, before the outbreak of the war.
THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO MAINTAINED PRIMARY ANDSECONDARY SCHOOLS
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The arrangements for carrying out Medical Inspection at the Schools have been described in previous repoi
The following groups of primary and secondary pupils were examined during the year:
A. Periodic Medical Inspections —Entrants ... 1,630
Second age group 427
Third age group 601
Other Inspections —
<
Special Inspections ... 10,376
Re-inspections 4,326
FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.GENERAL CONDITION.
Of the 2,658 pupils examined at the routine inspections, 294 were found to be of poor general condition
UNCLEANLINESS.
Regular visits were paid to all Primary Schools and Modern Secondary Schools during the year,
average number being three per school , . , « ,
40,934 examinations of boys and girls werei made, and 526 children were found to be unclean, of wii
52 had vermin and 474 nits only.. . . . , ,
, . ,, 0!jr)
The problems of scabies and pediculosis have not been acute. With regard to scabies, there were 232 c i
(13 were carried forward from 1946) as compared with 409 cases in 1946. In the case of pediculosis the figure
526 for children found to be unclean in 1947, compares with 1,375 in 1946, and so one can register a very gr
improvement in this connection.
MINOR AILMENTS AND DISEASES OF SKIN.
The total number of minor ailments and diseases of the skin dealt with during the year was 2,860. TL
were composed of .the following Minor Ailments, 1 ,523 ;Ringworm of Scalp, 19 ;
Ringworm of Body, 47 ;Scab
232; Impetigo, 329; other Skin Diseases,. 710.
VISUAL DEFECTS AND EXTERNAL EYE DISEASES. I
There were 1 335 cases of defective vision, 320 of whom had squint. 244 of the total were found dur
routine examinations at the Schools. The remainder were cases referred to the. Clinic or followed up from previ
There were 394 cases of external eye disease. These were made up as follows : Blepharitis, 58; Conjum
vitis, 122; Keratitis, 2; Corneal Opacities, 0; other Eye Conditions,. 212.
NOSE AND THROAT DEFECTS.
The total number of defects of Nose and Throat dealt with was 2,572 There were 2’00 cases of Clin
Tonsillitis only 3 of Adenoids only, 1,414 of Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids, and 955 other conditions.
EAR DISEASES AND DEFECTIVE HEARING.
The total number of cases of ear disease and defective hearing dealt with was 798. These eompnsec
cases for defective hearing, 199 of Otitis Media, and 540 other conditions.
DENTAL DEFECTS.
Three Primary Schools were visited during the year by the Dentists for Inspection purposes.
2,830 routine cases and 227 special were examined; 2,894 of these were found to require treatment.
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Three half-days were devoted to inspection and 898 half-days to treatment.
5,706 attendances were made hy the pupils at ±lie treatment centre at the Clinic.
) RTH 0 PAE D I C AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.There were 1,077 cases of Orthopaedic and Postural Defects dealt with during the year
‘ WW* “ ^ » *» - conjunction with the
Infantile Paralysis ...
Infantile HemiplegiaDiplegiaErbs ParalysisSpasticsSpinal CurvaturePerthe’s DiseaseTorticollis
Spina Bifida
Epiphysitis ...
Rickets (Bow Legs) . .
.
Flat FeetCalcaneo ValgusPes CavusTalipes Equino VarusHallux YalgusHammer Toe/Knock Knees ...
Congenital Dislocation of HipMetatarsus VarusChrondromataCyst of Right Tibia ...
Arthritis *
Amyotonia CongenitaSchlatter’s DiseaseCoxa. VaraOther Conditions
i\ ursery Schools Primary Schools Secondary SchoolsB. G. Total B. G. Total B. G Total
2 4
1 —
222
413
361
36
29
423
10423
83
10 10 20
1 —
4 43 3 6
149 123 '272
82 171
4 —
891441
538
8
41
1
6
381
6
1 —1 —— 1
1
1 —28 25
18
.5
211
76
1
14
1
1
1
1
1
53
1
509
4225
6
1 1
1
80 13013 222 6
27 91 6
5 11
1 —— 1
17 15 32
14 8 22 376 337 713 108 135 243
1,969 attendances were made by these pupils at the Orthopaedic Clinic.
thrk Dy
La"df,wrg
1® information supplied and to express my appreciation of her willing-pt®t all limes to be of assistance to the School Medical Service “
ART DISEASE AND RHEUMATISM.During the medical inspections, 20< cases of heart conditions came under observation, 76 being classifiedOrganic and 131 as Functional. There were also 59' cases of Rheumatism encountered during the year.
BERCULOSIS.
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CU1tT
S» T
11 kinds WnT (
lea
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toWlth durin^ tlie .Vear - The, varieties were Pulmonary •
finite 4, Suspected 17 ;Aon-Pulmonary : Glands 18, Bones and Joints 5; Other Forms 5.
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HER DEFECTS AND DISEASES.
2,313 cases came under observation during the year. They comprised the following.—Diseases of the Ali-»tan tract, such as Stomatitis, Gastritis Enteritis, Appendicitis, etc.; Diseases of the Genito-Urinary Organs
•h as .Nephritis, Cystitis, Enuresis, etc.; Infectious Diseases, Major Injuries, Rheumatism, etc.* °
LLOWING UP.
L 1QQhe number visits i° h,™e6 for
,
“ following up ” purposes was 817 for maintained Primary School pupilstl lo9 in the case of maintained Secondary School. 1 1
RANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.Special arrangements for treatment had been in operation, but these have had to be considerably
f° f ,bt ‘ requirements of the new Education Act, under which parents are no' longer required to pay formtt
T eu-..
I” pursuance of this the Education Committee, having become responsible for the hospital
iK- 4*i
a 8 ln® ^fainfained Primary and Secondary Schools, have assumed all financial responsi-
1 tor "ieSerases - wl '.lch have been dealt with at the Royal Gwent Hospital for the most part. Similar arrange-
rs re nov in operation at the V ooloston House Hospital controlled by the local authority.
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UNCLEANLINESS.There is a Cleansing Station at the Clinic, and this was utilised in 23 cases. In addition, 166 pupils wei
treated by Liquid Derbac at Schools.
It was found possible to obtain the desired results in the remainder of the cases from treatment at home.
MINOR AILMENTS AND DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
The total number of' minor ailments and diseases of' the skin treated during the year was 2,860, of wlue
2,812 received treatment at the Clinic and 48 elsewhere. These were made up as follows:
Treated Clinic Treated elsewhere'2
Minor Ailments 1,521
Ringworm of Scalp ... 19
Ringworm of Body 47
Scabies ... 230
Impetigo ... 319
Other Skin Diseases ... 676
2TO34
The total attendances for treatment made by pupils from maintained Primary and maintained Secondai
Schools at the authority’s Minor Ailment Clinic was 17,517.
VISUAL DEFECTS AND EXTERNAL EYE DISEASES..
Mr. F. W. Robertson, the Ophthalmic Surgeon, specially appointed by .the Education Committee for th
work in 1932,' held 100 sessions during the year, and he reports as follows :—
“ Luring the year 1,145 cases were examined for defective vision, making an average of 11. 4o
10 special cases were examined.’.
The following are the details of those cases with defective vision :—
In additic
Maintained PrimaryMaintained SecondaryNurseryM. & C. W. Dept. .
Occupation Centre
No. of
Cases Squint MyopiaMyopicAstig- Hyper-
metropicAstig-
MixedAstig- Obser- Abnor-
687 196 27matism
78metropia
44matism
169matism32
vation
106mality
35
362 13 60 114 19 76 18 581
4
4 3 — — — — — —90 69 — 1 3 5 — 6 6
2 2 — — — — — —1,145 283 87 193 66 250 50 171 45
24.7% 24.4% 27.5% 4.3% 14.9% 3.9%
59217
It. will be observed that 283 cases of squint were dealt with. As this is one of the conditions where gre
benefit results from early treatment and advice, I give the following details of this group :
DivergentAlternating ...
Convergent ... ...
ftl
In 28 cases one eye was amblyopic.
In the course of the year I have operated on 28 pupils for squint.
There were 280 cases of myopia and myopic astigmatism.
12 had a total error of over If) dioptres.
56 had a total error of between 5 and 10 dioptres.
127 had a total error of between 2 and 5 dioptres.
85 had a total error of between 0 and 2 dioptres.
a. far aa possible all mvopes are re-examined at less than 12 monthly intervals, and special attention p,
to th4 cies hS show a definite tendency to increase. Cases with over 10 dioptres of myopia, and progress,,
are advised re special training'.
There were 316 cases of hypermetropia and hypermetropic astigmatism.
51 had a total error of between 5 and 10 dioptres.
153 had a total error of between 2 and 5 dioptres.
112 had a total error of between 0 and 2 dioptres.
There were 55 cases of mixed astigmatism.,
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9 had a total error of between 5 and 10 dioptres.
33 had a total error of between 2 and 5 dioptres.
8 had a total error of between 0 and 2 dioptres.
The 45 special cases were found to be suffering from some pathological or congenital defect. The follow
are the details
:
Corneal LeucomataCongenital NystagmusCongenital Ptosis
Congenital Cataract
EpicanthusMacula Disease ...
Conjunctivitis
... 13 Congenital Lens Opacity
... 9 Chorioretinopathy
... 5 Anesorcia.
... 3 Aphakia
... 3 Congenital Defect of Lt.
... 3
... 2
External Rectus
5
Boys Girls Total166 160 326
9 15 242 2 49 5 7
1 here were a further 10 special cases Some of these were for the. purpose of checking up their lenses but1
1&Tere e‘V
f.
^flammations and injuries referred by the School Medical Officers. Several of these cases[ had to refei to my clinic at the Royal (jwent Hospital for special treatment or operation ”
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rraufements ha
Ie
. ib?en made by the Education Committee for an intensification of the work of theJphthaJmic Surgeon, and it is proposed in the coming year to hold 150 sessions instead of 100. It has also beenecided that operations for squints, recommended by the Ophthalmic Surgeon, shall be carried out by him atSVooloston House Hospital, by special arrangement. y
357 eases of external eye disease were treated at the Clinic and 37 elsewhere.'lOSE AND THROAT DEFECTS.
•301 cases were operated on during the year for Tonsils and Adenoids. The sources from which they camevere as follows:— J
Maintained Primary SchoolsMaintained Secondary Schools...Nursery SchoolsMaternity and Child Welfare Dept. ...... „ 0 t
The operations were performed at Wooloston House by Mr. Sutton, the Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon.At the end of the year 194- the waiting-list for operations for the removal of Tonsils and Adenoids was as
fi.ows: -Maintained Primary and Maintained Secondary Schools, 910; Maternity & Child Welfare Dept., 103.
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The c°mParati7T
el .y small number of operations performed is due to shortage of nursing staff which occurredt \\ ooloston House Hospital during the year under review, hut it is expected that with the new regime comingito operation on the appointed day this situation will b remedied. In any case, at the time of writing, opera-ons tor tonsils and Adenoids are being regularly performed, and if this average is kept up,, the end of 1948iould see a considerable diminution in the numbers on the waiting-list.
AR DISEASES AND DEFECTIVE HEARING.753 eases of ear disease and defective hearing were treated at the Clinic and 41 elsewhere.
URAL CLINIC.
This Aural Clinic is held for the purpose of treating chronic ear conditions with a view to the preventiondeafness, and 22 sessions were held by Mr. D. B. Sutton, the Aural Surgeon, during the. year under review
,'7\PuP lls
.
were examined, and the sources from wliicdi they came are as follows Maintained Primaryffioois, 1 <4; Maintained Secondary Schools, 22; Nursery Schools, 5; Maternity & Child Welfare Dept 14
3 he total number of attendances made a.t the Clinic by these pupils was 355.The following gives details of the cases dealt with :
—No
Treatmentrequired
at presentironic Otitis Mediacute Otitis Mediaural Polypusastoiditis
eafness ...
her Conditionsiservation
No.834021
482615
215
Cured332-3
9
Still Diseon-under tinued
treatment treatment
14
8
33G
1
1513
6
Recom-mended
T. & A. Op.11
11
Recom-mended for
SpecialSchool
Rec.Hearing
Aid
1
15
13
4
8'0 68 10 39
xThe Education Committee has decided to increase thei number of Aural Clinics next year from 22 to 44 and
r. J. L. D. V\ lllliams, M.B.. F.R.C.S., Ed., has been appointed to undertake the additional sessionsArrangements are in existence with the Social Welfare committee for operative treatment when necessary
ihe earned out at their Institution at 131 Stow Hill. During the yea.r 5 pupils were operated on for various con-|tions that might have led to deafness.
:NTAL DEFECTS.2.424 Maintained Primary and Secondary Pupils were treated at the Clinic during the year863 teeth were filled, 860 being permanent teeth and 3 temporary teeth.4,708 teeth were extracted. 814 permanent, 3,954 temporary.1 ,289 nitrous oxide gas administrations were given, and most of the. other extractions were done under local
laesthetics.
029 other operations were performed.
ITHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.During the year 17 Maintained Primary School pupils and 5 Maintained Secondary School pupils received
native treatment a* the Princ-e of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital, Cardiff, and 250 pupils were given massage ore.l with appliances, etc., at the Orthopaedic Clinic of the Maternity and Child Welfare Department
2,403 attendancas were made by the pupils at the Orthopaedic Clinic for massage and exercises.
ART DISEASES AND RHEUMATISM.I This type of case is referred to the private practitioner for appropriate treatment, and in some casesImission to a Special School is recommended.I BERCULOSIS.
.
A11 ™ses of Tuberculosis are dealt with by the local Tuberculosis Officer, to whom we refer cases and whoines us of cases reaching him from other sources.
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He also examines other members of the family to which children found to be Tuberculous belong. He
responsible for domiciliary treatment and arranges for institutional treatment as required.
The Tuberculosis scheme in Newport, like the rest of Wales, is administered by the Welsh Natior
Memorial Association.
OTHER DEFECTS AND DISEASES
Most of these conditions are found to be of such a nature as to be best treated by the patients own Uocto
Major injuries, which come under this group, such as fractures, etc., are referred to the Royal Gw«
Hospital.
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.
This form of treatment
ment, and I have to thank l)r.
has been carried out as m the past years at the Maternity and Child W elfare Uepa
Griffiths for the information from which the following table has been completed.
Conditions for whichtreated
Debility and NervousDebility ...
Chronic Bronchitis, Bron-
chial AsthmaCervical Adenitis (T.B.
and Non-T.B.) ...
RheumatismOther Conditions
Average Maximum Min. Average Max. Min. Average Max. Min
No. period of period of period of number number number strength strength strenj
treated treatment treatment treatm’t of doses of doses of doses of dose of dose ot a
wks. wks. wks. mins. mins. min
28 7 18 1 14 36 2 3.3 4 1
17 64 12 1 13 24 2 3.2 4 1
8 9 2U '24 18 43 5 3.3 4 1
1 12 12“ 12 24 24 24 3.6 4 1
4 8 12 24 16 24 5 3.1 4 1
58 — — —
•
— — — — — —
The number of pupils treated during the year was 58, a.nd 864 attendances were made. The children
treated by the Hanovia Centrosol Lamp.
Analysis of the case records reveal the following facts:
No. of
cases
ImprovementVery muchimproved
in General
Improved
Health.
No change
Debility and Nervous Debility 2817
— 231261
5
5Chronic Bronchitis,, Bronchial Asthma
2Cervical Adenitis (T.B. and Non-T.B.) 8
1,
ARheumatism 2 2Other Conditions ... **
58 — 44 14
The above are tire opinions of the Medical Officers. The Parents' opinions differed very little, from then,
INFECTIOUS DISEASES..
. . ., 0007 m
539 Mumps 170, Cerebro Spinal Fever 2, Poliomyelitis 4.
Diphtheria immunisations during the year totalled 119, apd in addition 264 pupils receded boosttng do
40, 35 and 30 pupils respectively.tUlU OU pupiJfl -
SeptcnTr.
-d 7heC
clas
ds has maintained an average attends
approximately 32 pupils per day,
from
PH¥S,
The ”“are abridged reports on Physical Training for the year 1947, by Miss Pose K. Hill
Mr. H. A. Oberholzer.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION REPORT, 1947 (Abridged)
’hysical Training
In spite of weather difficulties during the first few months of the year, interest in Physical Education haseen maintained, and the progress during the year has been satisfactory.
Schools have been supplied with enough physical training equipment .to allow much more individual use of
pparatus, and the children have benefited accordingly. Teachers, through the additional apparatus, have beenIdo to plan their lessons so that greater attention can he paid .10 Group Work; the children are gaining sound train-
lg in apparatus handling and also learning greater self-reliance and an added sense of responsibility.
The equipment has proved of great value in the Infant Schools, where the increased amount of apparatusas made objective training possible. Much attention has been paid to the use of music with movement, and this
,pe of exercise has proved very valuable during wet weather. Unfortunately, many schools are handicappedeoause of lack of indoor accommodation.
Irganised Games
• * A limited number of schoolchildren visited the Parks for Organised Games whenever weather conditions werelit able. Great difficulties have been experienced because of lack of suitable playing fields, but the Parks Depart-lent have marked out three netball courts at Tredegar Park, which will prove very valuable.
A determined effort ha«s been made this year to improve the general games standard. In the spring, a Net-all Coaching Session and Rally was held, and nine schools took part. In November, a rally was arranged by
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ie Monmouthshire branch of the Welsh Netball Association at the Crindau Girls’ School. The Newport Schools
Cere well represented.
Rounders was the chief game played during the Summer Term. A Rounders Rally was held at the Ponty-ool County School, a,ml it was was well attended by Newport Schools.
Under the greatly extended Transport scheme, which will operate from January, 1948, schoolchildren will
le able to travel free, and in some cases special buses are taking the children direct from the School to the gameseld. This arrangement, made by the Education Committee, will be a big factor in improving- the games standard.
During the Summer Term a number of schools held their own School Sports—both standardised and Com-et i : ive events were held and proved very successful.
-WIMMIXG
Last year has proved a very successful one. Schools have attended the Baths regularly, and results show that
lie customary good standard has been maintained and improved.
Twenty-five girls gained the Free Pass which enables them to swim in either of the Corporation Baths free
f charge for one year. This arrangement has been made by the Markets and Baths Committee for all school-
hildren who gain their Award of' Merit. It is proving already a great incentive to the school swimmers to
mprove their own standard and gain the much coveted “ free pass.”
A number of schools arranged their own School Swimming Galas—many of them for thei first time. Threeutt r-S< hools Galas were held as a preliminary to the Inter-Cities Gala which was held in Newport in July. Theallowing towns were represented: Bristol, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Merthyr, Cardiff and Newport, and Newportrained first place. All the teams were entertained to tea at. the St. Julian’s High School before the event, whenlie Deputy Mayor (D. Lewis) and the Chairman of the Education Committee welcomed the competitors. Thextremeiy efficient organisation of thei event was a credit to the Schools’ Swimming Association, and was only madexi'sible by the facilities and encouragement given by the Education Committee and the help and co-operation
rivon by the Baths Superintendent, Teachers and Swimming Instructors.
The number of Swimming Certificates awarded during 1947 was as follows:—25 yds. Free Style ...
25 yds. Back Stroke ...
50 yds. Breast Stroke
440 yds. Free Style ...
75 yds. Back and Breast StrokeProficiencySpeedAward of MeritDivingFinal Sty lei •••
32224125319010092289
2511
Total 1,271
This shows an increase of 23G on last year’s figures.
Life-Saving
Regular instruction in all branches of Life-Saving has been given throughout 1947. Classes were well
attended and the results were good. There were 97 more awards gained in 1947 than in 1940.
The new Unigrip rescue method was taught, and over 100 girls gained the award.
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The results were as follows :—
Elementary Certificate ••• ... ••• ••• 78
Intermediate Certificate • ... ... ... 61
Bronze Medallion ... ... ... ... 21
Bar to Bronze Medallion ... ... ... 6
Unigrip Certificate ... ... ... ... 134
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R. M. HILL,Organiser of Physical Educat
PHYSICAL EDUCATION REPORT FOR 1947 (Abridged)
Physical Training, General
The progress made during the year in the development of a comprehensive post-war plan of recreatii
training was satisfactory.
Every encouragement and co-operation was given to the Organiser by thei Education Committee and BTeachers in order to improve and develop the general standard of Physical Efficiency.
It is very gratifying to state that the Education Committee provided all schools with a generous stoc
Physical Training apparatus, games and sports equipment.
Complete sets of jerseys, knicks and boots were supplied to 17 schools for Soccer, and to 11 schools for Ru{In addition, all children in the three Modern Secondary Schools were supplied with physical training kit, and
stores were installed for the storage of the clothing.
It is hoped with the increased facilities now provided that the future development of a high standari
Physical Education in Newport will be assured.
Reports were submitted to the Education Committee on clothing equipment, kit stores, inter-Cities Grepairs to gymnastic apparatus and transport to Parks and Baths.
Organised GamesRecreational training is now an indispensable element in the schools time-table, and every effort was n
during the year to reach the pre-war level.
With .this purpose in view, a new time-table was instituted, and by the end of the year a full programmschool games was being carried out, due mainly to the supply of clothing and sports equipment supplied byEducation Committee.
The Newport Schools’ Soccer Committee report that 19 schools are now members of their association. Ii
school matches were played regularly throughout the season. The standard of play was good.
A Schools’ Rugby Committee was inaugurated and friendly inter-school games were played. There is eprospect that next year Rugby will again take its rightful place in the schools’ recreational training program
Athletics
Owing to re-organisation, no Inter-schools Sports were held, but instead a considerable number of' scb
held their own athletic meetings.
In an endeavour to obtain a wider response, both standardised and competitive events* were inclu
thereby giving every child an opportunity to participate.
Standard tests were given, and records of achievements made in order to determine the physical abilit
each child. The scheme employed was based on the “ House System,” and marks were awarded according to
standard reached.
Swimming
Splendid progress was made during the year in the standard of swimming.
There is abundant, evidence that teachers and children are showing a greater interest in swimming, whas now becomei a well established and essential feature of the educational training in all schools.
The total number of boys taught to swim during the year was 438, an increase of exactly 100 over last yi
figure.
It is pleasing to report that the Markets and Baths Committee granted 54 Free Passes to all boys who*gained the Badge of Merit.
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Jala
Extended nhXV”"1'’" “* SCl,00lS h<>ld ^^ ChM bei”g present ’ An i™***®" was
. the FiSf0r the East™1 West "* * «*’ «*»- *• winners competing
Competition was keen and a number of school records were broken
. . n0u ^Inter-Cities Gala was held at the Maindee Baths, when Newport Schools were victorious
\fu 1 u
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IH,
Vl
rf 118 ga a was su1)llutt^l t0 the Education Committee. The results achieved prove conclusively that
^r'Totfor CityrEfflmed 111 VP°rt 18 the highest in Walee -d in™y resPect as good » that any
The junior boys again excelled and established a record in the 200 yds. Squadron Race.The final placing’s were as follows :
—
lace.
1 . Newport2 . Bristol
3. Cardiff
4. Cheltenham5. MerthyrG. Gloucester
Stow Hill Modern Secondary School retained the Sladen Ti
135 points128 .,
88 „71* „52
‘
by winning’ the Welsh Schools Squadron
It. is interesting’ to note that all entries were from Newport.
The number of swimming awards gained during 1947 is as follows :
25 yds. Free Style ... ... ... ... ... 45225 yds. Back Stroke ... ... ... ... ... 20750 yds. Breast Stroke 234
440 yds. Free Style ... ... ... ... 133Proficiency Test ... ... ... ... HQSpeed Test ... ... ... ... ... 43Diving ;;; 40' 5 yds. Breast Stroke and 75 yds. Back Stroke ... 1 15Badge of Merit ... ... ... ... ... 44
Total !,354
ife-Saving
His with pleasure, that I record that the Education Committee, realising the important need of acquiringie art of Life-Saving, as taught by the Royal Life-Saving Society, have decided to pay the cost of all fees.
Regular classes of instruction are held every week for children holding the necessary qualifications. Exam-lations tor awards were held periodically during each term.
1 he results are as follows :
U nigrip Certificate 46Elementary Certificate ... 81Intermediate Certificate 64Bronze Medallion 25Bar to Medallion 4
Total ... 220
HENRY A. OBERHOLZER,.Organiser of Physical Education.
30 V I SI 0 N OF MEALS.Dinners are now provided in thirty-five Canteens in exchange for the cost of food only, and in necessitous
ises, tree of charge.’
During the year ended 31st December, 1947, 862,635 meals were served. These figures are in excess of thoser the previous year.
From the 5th August, 1946, one-third pint of milk was, in accordance with .the instructions of the MinistryEducation, made daily available to all schoolchildren free of charge. The number of bottles of milk suDoliediring the year 1947, was 2,414,691.
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^-OPERATION OF PARENTS.Every encouragement is given to parents to be present at the examination of their children and thev
spond well. ’ J
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At the routine inspections the percentage attendance of parents was 93.74 in the ease of entrants 6S. 78
the second S^oup, and 34.10 for the third age group, and for the combined age groups, 76.41 per cent. Tb
attendances are set out in tabular form below.
No. of
BoysExamined
Entrants 818
Second Age Group 246
Third Age Group . 297
1,36.1
No. of
ParentsPresent
76914680
Per cent of
ParentsPresent
94.0059.3426.93
No. of
GirlsExamined
812181
304
No. ofParentsPresent
759152125
Per cent, of
ParentsPresent
93.4783.8741.11
Total Boysand Girls
Examined
1,63042,7
601
No. of
ParentsPresent
1,528298205
Per centParenlPresei
93.
69.
34.
995 73.10 1,297 1,036 79.87 2,658 2,031 (6.
At the Clinic a parent attends in practically every case where there is any defect above the trivial.
CO-OPERATION OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS, ETC.
Thanks are due to the Teachers, School Attendance Officers and the Inspectors of the, National Society
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, for the help that they continue to give.
The Newport Home Nursing Association made 2,075 visits to the homes of schoolchildren, and gave tr
ment foJ nuZt' Sti?ns, Including Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Rheumatism, Ear Conditions, Mom
Abscesses, etc.
HANDICAPPED PUPILS. *, . ... , .
T ack of suitable accommodation for handicapped pupils constitutes a severe problem, which is likely t«
BSS&BE&S&mzSSttMBlind There is one bov at the Glamorgan Residential School for the Blind, Bnd0 end,. and e y
Normal College for the Blind, Rowton Castle, near Shrewsbury.
^^^nd^n^oneltay^t'1^ who|w^toffie^trai^^ ^^(ffiidst
vacation At the .time of the compilation of the report he has been transferred. In -1 A il. - (]amlQ
n9i-Trent.
tw„ «**
admission to a Special School for the Deaf.
during the year), and erne girl at. St. Vincent's Open-Air School, St. Leonard a-on-Sea.
Educate ally Stra-NottUAL.-There are special classes provided by the Education Committee at most of the cel
-Sn7& r'“as to having had one or more fits.
. . . Q ,
mi q Bn t on f'-ir we have been unable to obtain vapancies in Special ocx)
MALZ^AX^S'lS’on7it:0wS^-list for admission to a. Special School.
Physically Handicapped.—
T
here is one boy at the Hmujage (Rafts h<
’BiH?oiHs ’pTlac^’sch^ol^HHv^
c
£X £ShSSSS&tt -“Hist for admission, to' a S,
School.
There are eight Nurserv Schools, with a total accommodation for 240 cltrl.lren. Kesponaibrlity fo
medical «am?m,tio"n of the child™, was assumed by the School Medical Service on 1st April 1947^
During the year 209 individual children were, routine examined at the IfmfflJ“"min a'tions were t
examinations* were made. In addition, 49 children were specially examined, and llo re examine
At the School Clinic 20 of these children were examinedjSriCT^T Other' Skin Cond
necessitating the, examinations were ms follows : Scabies 3 Impet 1
Enlargea Cervical Gian
3. Otorrhoea 2. Deafness 1, Tonsi s and Adenoids 6, other Throat Corn«^Sxen for treatment.
Bronchial Catarrh 1, other Conditions 6. l0 attendances were made by the chi arenai v.aiarru i, uiuci luuuu.ouo w. .
, a
9 nurserv children were dentally inspected at the School ( linic, and 8 " (Ml
'TffieVotal attend
10 temporary extractions were made and 5 administrations of Nitrous Oxide Gas were e.
j
made by these children was 15.
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MPLOYMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.Certificates under tlie provisions of the Byelaws were issued in respect of 86 boys and 2 girls.
ISCELLANEOUS.
L Tvr,^^niet
\Uv i
0lii<
f-
rS at tll
j ^’J
inic liaye earned out the medical examinations of 104 trainees at the request ofr *•
,
ni " Iy (\
Plication, and.also carried out on helialf of the Education Committee the examination of 23ipomtees in the service of the Education Committee, for superannuation purposes.
58 Teachers were examined and reported on as to their fitness for their duties.
Tl
lle f?llowln° ta1,
]
es 8-e t^.e statistics of the work done in the form required by the Ministry of Education
id the heights and weights of routine pupils examined during the year.' * ucauon,
le School Cliuic,
26 Clytha Park Road,
Newport, Mon.
arch,1948.
I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies, and Gentlemen,
\ our obedient servant,
II . CATTO,
School Medical Officer.
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1947
TABLE I
Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.
A. Periodic Medical Inspections.
Number of Inspections in .the Prescribed Groups:—Entrants ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,630Second Ag'e Group ... ... ... ... ... 427Third Age Group ... ... ... ... ... 601
Total 2,658
Number of other Periodic Inspections:—Grand Total ... ... ... 2,658
B. Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections ... ... ... 10,376Number of Re-Inspections ... ... ... ... 4,326
Total ... ... ... 14,702
C. Pupils found to Require Treatment.
Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excludingDental Diseases and Infestation with Vermin) :
—
Group
(1)
For defective vision
(excluding squint)
(2)
For any of the otherconditions recorded in
Table 11a
(3)
Total individualpupils
(4)
trants 37 712 747ond Age Group ... 48 58 101ird Age Group ... 107 138 233al (prescribed groups) ... 192 908 1 081ler Periodic Inspections —Grand Total ... 192 908 1,081
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TABLE II
A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1947.
Periodic Inspections Special Inspections
No. of Defects No. of Defects
Defect or Disease
(1)
Requiringtreatment
(2)
Requiring to
be kept underobservation, butnot requiring*
treatment
(3)
Requiringtreatment
(4)
Requiring to
be kept underobservation, butnot requiring
treatment
(5)
Skin 38 — 2,822 —Eyes—
a
Vision 192 3 802 18
b Squint ... ' ... 50 1 252 17
c Other 13 — 381 —Ears—
a
Defective Hearing ... 12 — 45 2
b Otitis Media 30 — 167 2
c Other 6 — 534 —Nose or Throat 423 50 2,029 70
Speech 14 1 . 36 21
Cervical Glands 18 1 181 —Heart and Circulation 36 5 170 17
Lungs ... 51 2 415 15
Developmental —9 24 11a Hernia —
b Other — — — —Orthopaedic —
22 32a Posture — ’
b Flat Foot ... 94 — 358 —c Other 130 2 439 —
Nervous System —8a\ Epilepsy 1 — —
b Other — — 24 —Psychological —
86a Developmental — — —b Stability — — 7 —
Other ... 64 4 2,237 8—B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.
Number of
PupilsInspected
A(Good)
B(Fair)
c(Poor)
Age Groups No. % of
col. 2No. % of
col. 2No, % of
col. 2
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
EntrantsSecond Age Group ...
Third Age Group ...
Other Periodic Inspections .
1,630427601
19671
117
12.0216.6219.46
1,247323410
76.5075.6468.21
1873374
11.47
7.72
12.31
Total ... 2,658 384 14.44 1,980 74.49 294 11.06
TABLE III
Treatment Tables
Group I. Minor Ailments (excluding' Uncleanliness, for which see Table V).
Number of Defectstreated, or undertreatment during
(a.) Skinthe year.
Ringworm—Scalp(i) N-ray .treatment 1
(ii) Other treatment 18Ringworm—Body 47Scabies 232Impetigo 329Other skin diseases 710
Eye Disease (external and other, but ex-eluding errors of refraction squint,and cases admitted to hospital 394
Ear Defects 794Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries.
bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) ... 1,523
Total ... ... 4,048
(b) Total number of attendances atAuthority’s Minor Ailment Clinics 17,517
II. Defective "V ision and Squint (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments Group
? No. of Defectsdealt with
Errors of Refraction (including squint) ... 1,049Other Defect or Diseasei of the Eyes (ex-
cluding those recorded in Group I) ...
Total 1,049
No. of Pupils for whom Spectacles were(a) Prescribed ... ... ... ... *851(b) Obtained ... ... ... ... *837
Includes 164 pupils who were examined and found to be wearing satisfactory spectacles.
Group III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Total numbertreated
Received operative treatment —(a) for Adenoids and Chronic Tonsillitis 350(b) for other Nose and Throat Conditions —
Received other forms of treatment ... ...
Total 350
Group IV. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
(a.) No. treated as in-patients in hospitalsor hospital schools ... 99
\ XT _ .* * • ••• /vov/
(b) iNo. treated otherwise, e.g., in Clinicsor Out-Patient Departments 256
Group V. Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy.
No. of pupils treated —(a) under Child Guidance arrangements ...
(b) under Speech Therapy arrangements . —
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TABLE IY
Dental Inspection and Treatment
1.
Number of pupils inspected by the Authority’s Dental Officers —(a) Periodic age groups ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,830
(b) Specials ... ... ... ... ... ... 227
(c) Total (Periodic and Specials) ... ... ... ... ... 3,057
2. Number found to require treatment ... ... ... ... ... 2,894
3. Number actually treated ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,424
4. Attendances made by pupils for treatment ... ... ... ... 5,700
5. Half-days devoted to —(a) Inspection ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
(b) Treatment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 898
Total (a) and (b) ... ... 901
6.
Fittings —Permanent Teeth ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 860
Temporary Teeth ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
Total 863
7.
Extractions —Permanent Teeth ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 814
Temporary Teeth ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,954
Total 4,768
8. Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction ... ... ... 1,289
9. Other Operations
(a) Permanent Teeth ... ... ... 629
(b) Temporary Teeth ... ... ... ... ... —Total (a) and (b) ... ... 629
TABLE Y
Infestation with Vermin
1. Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or
other authorised persons .... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40,934
2. Total number of individual pupils found to be infected ... ... 526
3. Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices
were issued (Section 54 (2),, Education Act, 1944) ... ... ... 526
4. Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders
were issued (Section 54 (3), Education Act, 1944) ... ... ... 23
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Heights and Weights of Routine Examined Children in 1947.
Boys.
—
Heights in inches, Weights in lbs.
Age
Nursery Schools Pi iinary Schools Secondary Schools
No.Taken
AverageHeight
AverageWeight
No,Taken
AverageHeight
AverageWeight
No.Taken
AverageHeight
AverageWeight
23 52 38.5 34.V4 55 40.5 38.5 126. 41.2 39.85 1 40.5 40.4 528 42.4 42.36 58 45.1 46.77 09 47.7 54.88 15 47.8 59.79 25 50.8 62.9
10 25 53.9 70.1 l' 56.7 83.011 12 55.0 74.3 153 55.3 75.212 7 56.0 79.7 55 56.5 80.313 41 58.8 92,6 66 59.5 94.614 42 00.0 98.3 61 59.6 92.815 55 64.4 120.316 . 23 67.2 133.517 34 67.3 137.518 12 68,5 150.419 ...
Girls.
—
Heights in inches, weights in lbs.
Age
Nursery Schools Primary Schools Secondary Schools
No.Taken
AverageHeight
AverageWeight
No.Taken
AverageHeight
AverageWeight
No.Taken
AverageHeight
AverageWeight
2 1 37.4 29.23 51 37.9 33.6 ... ...
4 48 40.0 37.4 100 41.1 38.35 1 37.8 36.3 483 42.1 40.86 90 43.8 44.1 ...
7 34 47.3 51.88 29 49.6 58.39 21 50.8 58.8
10 24 51.8 65.6 2 54.9 67.611 20 55.3 74.9 132 56.5 80.512 11 56.6 83.2 40 57.7 84.713 28 58.5 93.8 41 59.9 97.014 28 59,5 95.0 77 60.1 103.415 60 62.4 114.816 32 63.5 119.217 35 63.4 122.718 8 62.9 119.919 2 62.1 118.8
