[Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, Southampton County Borough.

  • Southampton (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1956
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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, Southampton County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Asthma Clinic Attendances at this clinic have been well maintained, and results have been satisfactory as the following table shows. A few of the children attending for the first time have been referred by private practitioners. Breathing exercises are carried out where considered advisable. A number of requests for exercises have been received from the Southampton chest clinic and general practitioners. Cases residing in the county area have again attended this clinic at the request of the Hampshire County Authority, with whom a very satisfactory liaison has been maintained. 9 boys and 1 girl from the county were treated. Number of cases treated . Average age at onset (years) . Boys Girls Total 82 3 9/12 28 2 10/12 110 Progress— Much improved . 13 9 22 Improved 29 7 36 Some improvement . 16 8 24 No improvement . 5 1 6 Too early to report . 6 1 7 Ceased attendance . 6 2 8 Discharged . 7 - 7 Rheumatism and Heart Clinic The majority of cases attending this clinic are of the congenital or functional type of cardio-vascular lesions. Rheumatic cases have been few, and of a mild variety. Where it is considered that a fuller assessment is required children are referred to their own family doctors in order that they may arrange an appointment with a hospital consultant if it is thought necessary. Under supervision, January 1956 . 106 Cases seen for the first time in 1956 . 29 Cases who have re-attended in 1956 . 11 Discharged or ceased attending in 1956 . 22 Under supervision, December 1956 124 Total number of visits . 174 Diagnosis in new cases :— Congenital abnormality . 2 Functional tachycardia . 3 Functional murmur . 21 Rheumatic pains . 1 Poor circulation . 2