[Report 1926] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens.

  • St. Helens (Merseyside, England). Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE C. (Elementary Schools only). Showing the number and percentage of cases treated in the various classes of medical defects during years 1921 to 1 926. 1921 ' 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 Minor Ailments— No. referred for treatment . 2720 1345 1302 1992 2439 3030 No. treated . 2720 1345 1283 1960 2403 2986 % treated . 1000 1000 98-5 98-3 98-5 98-5 Visual Defects— No. referred for treatment . 544 695 541 629 648 597 No. treated . 312 355 417 391 477 459 % treated . 57-3 51 0 770 62-1 73-6 76-8 Throat and Nose Defects— No. referred for treatment . 645 816 377 604 543 573 No. treated . 469 613 284 473 387 416 % treated . 72-7 75-1 65-3 78-3 71-2 72-6 Other Medical Defects— No. referred for treatment . 1844 1598 1377 1624 1671 1576 No. treated .. 1809 1440 1284 1593 1543 1540 % treated . 98-1 90-1 93-2 98-1 92-3 97-7 Among children referred for treatment from routine medical inspections during the year, 64 * 7 % of the defects were treated before the end of the year; of all defects referred for treatment, 70-0% were treated during the year. The corresponding percent¬ ages for 1925 were 64 ■ 9 % and 84*1%. By reference to Table B, it will be seen that the decreased percentage treated in 1926 is entirely due to a decrease in dental defects treated, the percentage of medical defects treated being actually higher than in any year during the past 1 0 years. The number and percentage of the various medical defects treated during the year is shown in Table C. The explanation of the decrease in the treatment of dental defects is to be found in the illness and death of Mr. Timperley. This left the department with only one dentist for a period of more than two months during the year. Even with two dentists