[Report 1919] / School Medical Officer of Health, Stockport County Borough.

  • Stockport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / School Medical Officer of Health, Stockport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mdid following T ible gives the miin groups of conditions treated at the Clinics ; minor injuries, alopecia, septic conditions of the mouth and throat were also in suitable cases given treatment. In addition 725 children were seen at the Clinics but did not receive treat¬ ment. .The following is a classified list of these cases :— Skin Diseases . 32 Defective Vision and Eve Disease .... 104 _ V Ear Disease ... 7 Deafness ..*. 35 Phthisis ... 17 Tuberculous Conditions other than Phthisis . 6 Anaemia, Debility, and Suspected Tuberculosis . 75 Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh . 62 Epilepsy....-... 9 Chorea . 6 Nervous Diseases other than Epilepsy & Chorea. 7 Mental Defects and Backwardness . 14 Enlarged Glands . 30 Heart Disease. 20 Rheumatism. 4 Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids . 120 Other Nose and Throat conditions . 33 Fevers . 66 Injuries and Minor Ailments ....:. *22^ Deformities. 11 Miscellaneous . 45 DISEASES TREATED AT THE CLINICS. RINGWORM OF THE SCALP. Number out of school at the end of 1918. 4 New cases excluded during the vear. 60 O y Total . 64 Cases sent back to school certified cured . 48 Number out of school at the end of 1919 . 16 The results obtained from X-ray treatment are satisfactory. Number treated by X-rays . 38 Number certified a3 fit for school. 35 In addition, 1 case treated by X-rays during 1918, which was out of school at the end of the year, has been certified as cured. As in previous years, many of the parents preferred to try ointment treats ment first. All the cases received after-treatment bv ointments at the Clinics. Number treated by ointment only . 16 Number certified as.fit for school. 9 Of the three cases under ointment treatment at the end of 1918, all have been sent back to school with certificates,