| Ref No | MS 466/1/1/10/4/8 |
| Finding Number | MS 466/152/23 |
| Title | 'The Care of Defective School Children in Birmingham' by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury |
| Level | Item |
| Date | January 1916 |
| Description | After being invited to serve on the City Education Committee, in December 1911 Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury was appointed Chairman of Birmingham City Education Committee's Hygiene Sub-committee, an office which she held until 1924. This article was written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury for publication in 'The Child', a journal concerned with child welfare. Taylor Cadbury's article provides an insight into the work of the Hygiene Sub-committee in providing medical inspection and treatment for children attending elementary schools in Birmingham.
The article gives an account of work of the School Medical Service in Birmingham including details of the staff such as inspectors, dentists and ophthalmic surgeons and the eight school clinics which had been established to cover the different areas of the city. The article provides details of the work carried out at the clinics each day and examines the working relationship between the clinics, medical inspectors and the staff at elementary schools where inspections were carried out. Statistics also feature in the article relating to the number of children who had received medical treatment through the service, including figures revealing the increased provision of spectacles. In addition, the article provides a detailed account of the work carried out at the School Clinic at Soho Hill for the treatment of tonsil and adenoid problems.
This article includes a number of illustrations including photographs of dental treatment facilities and the School Clinic at Soho Hill.
Two copies of this article are featured here stapled together. |
| Extent | 2 |
| Format | Items |
| Related Material | Information about Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's work with Birmingham City Education Committee from Richenda Scott, 'Elizabeth Cadbury: 1858-1951' (London: Harrap, 1955), p. 106. |
| Physical Description | Two copies of this article have been stapled together, forming one individual document. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |