[Report 1954] / School Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Divisional Executive.

  • North Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council (Scarborough Divisional Executive)
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / School Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Divisional Executive. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    As was pointed out last year, the pure tone audiometer, in contrast to the gramophone audiometer, allows an accurate assessment of the degree of hearing loss at different sound frequencies to be made. It is possible also to test younger children and backward children with this instrument. Only one child is tested at a time and the child indicates that it has heard the test by some simple movement, such as nodding the head or striking the table with a small hammer. The pure tone audiometer which was purchased during the year has been most valuable in the special investigation of selected children. Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. During the year under review, 119 pupils received operative treatment for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis, while 215 pupils received other forms of hospital treatment for nose and throat conditions. Ear Diseases. Many cases of ear disease or defect were treated at the school clinics ; 219 first attendances and 616 re-visits for such treatment were made in 1954. Visual Defects and External Diseases of the Eye. The incidence of squint in North Riding school children during recent years is shown below. Year Requiring Treatment for Squint Requiring Observation only Total 1948 129 73 202 1949 160 90 250 1950 188 205 393 1951 219 157 376 1952 170 164 334 1953 126 87 213 1954 101 116 217 The gradual decline in the number of children with this disability since 1950 was arrested during 1954. Children suffering from this condition are referred to the eye specialists who conduct sessions in the school clinics: the consultants refer to hospital those children who require orthoptic or operative treatment.