[Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich.

  • West Bromwich (England). Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE II. A.—Return of Defects found in the Course of Medical Inspection, 1937. Routine Inspections. Defect or Disease. Boys. Girls. (1) Requiring Treatment (2) For Observation (3) Requiring Treatment (4) For Observation (5) Skin— Ringworm— Head . - -- _ - Body . — — — — Scabies . — — — — Impetigo . — — — — Other Conditions . 1 1 1 Eye— Blepharitis . — — — — Conjunctivitis . — — — — Corneal Ulceration . — — — — Defective Vision— 6/9 . — — — — 6/12—6/24 ... . 19 9 11 6 6/36 or over — — — — 6/36 or over (both eyes) . — — — — Squint . — — — — Ears— Defective Hearing . — _ — — Otitis Media. — _ — — Other Diseases . 1 — 9 1 Nose and Throat— Chronic Tonsillitis . 2 6 1 6 Adenoids . — _ — Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids _ — — Other Conditions . 1 2 — Glands— Enlarged Cervical and Submax ... _ 1 _ — Defective Speech ... _ — Teeth 24 16 Heart and Circulation— Heart—Organic _ 5 - 1 Functional . 1 - — Anaemia . ___ 5 Lungs— Bronchitis . _ 3 — — Other Non-tubercular Diseases .. _ — — Tuberculosis— Pulmonary— Definite .. — Suspected . _ — Non-Pulmonary— Glands . . ___ — Spine _ — Hip . _ ___ — Other Bones and Joints _ . — Other Forms ... _ — Nervous System— Subnormal Intelligence - _ _ — Epilepsy . _ — Chorea 1 — Other Diseases 1 _ — Signs of Overstrain _ _ — Deformities— Rickets ___ _ Spinal Curvature _ _ _ 1 Other Forms ... — 2 2 8 Other Diseases and Defects— Goitre _ - _ Digestion — _ — — Constipation — _ — Rheumatism — - _ — Other Conditions . 2 6 1 9 IB-—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases). Group. (1) Number of Children. Percentage of Children found to require treatment. (4) Inspected. (2) Found to require treatment. (3) Detailed Inspections ... 359 45 12.53