Health of the Schoolchild A History of the School Medical Service in England and Wales, 1908-1974

Name: Health of the Schoolchild A History of the School Medical Service in England and Wales, 1908-1974
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ISBN: 9780335099948

ISBN-10: 0335099947

ISBN-13: 9780335099948

Edition: 1995

Authors: Bernard Harris

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The establishment of the school medical service on 1st January 1908 represented a major new development in the history of public health provision and can be regarded as one of the most important single steps on the road to the creation of the 'welfare state'. This study examines the background to the establishment of the new service and looks at the full range of economic, social and political factors which influenced its subsequent development. It also uses information culled from the reports of individual School Medical Officers to examine the history of child health in Britain between 1908 and 1974. Finally, it considers the part played by the school medical service in the establishment…

Book details

List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Preface
Introduction	p. 1
The Physical Deterioration Committee and the origins of the personal health services	p. 6
The development of medical inspection before 1907	p. 26
The foundation of the school medical service	p. 48
The school medical service during the First World War	p. 70
The school medical service between the wars: I. Finance and administration	p. 91
The school medical service between the wars: II. Health and nutrition	p. 118
The school medical service during the Second World War	p. 143
The school health service, 1945-74	p. 175
The school health service and the reorganisation of the National Health Service	p. 206
Bibliography	p. 221
Index	p. 251
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