[Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City.

  • Wakefield (England). City Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NON-PULMOMAKY TUBERCULOSIS, No case was noted. EDUCATIONALLY SUB-NORMAL PUPILS. 5 educationally sub-normal children were noted, 1 inter¬ mediate (a boy) and 4 leavers (1 boy and 3 girls). DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. No case of Epilepsy was noted. Two children (girls) were noted with other affections of the nervous system. HEART DISEASE. 4 children (1 boy and 3 girls), 0.18 per cent, were affected with abnormal hearts, 1 organic and 3 functional. > 32 children (8 boys and 24 girls), 1.4 per cent, were reported as anaemic, as compared with 2,8 in 1945. RICKETS AND OTHER DEFORMITIES. 15 children (0.68 per cent) were affected with rickets and other deformities. Of these 3 (0.13 per cent) were affected with rickets but the signs were only slight. There were 8 cases of fiatfoot. CONTAGIOUS AMD INFECTIOUS DISEASES. There were 6 children found with Impetigo, The other skin diseases included Scabies 5 cases, Eczema 3 cases. Dermatitis 2 cases, Ichthyosis 2 cases, Mollascum Contagiosum 1 case. Psoriasis 1 case, Seborrhoea 1 case. 1 case of Mumps and 1 of Chickenpox were noted. OTHER DISEASES,OR DEFECTS. These included Hernia 3 cases. Enuresis 3 cases. Worms 2 cases. Warts 2 cases, Undc'scended Testicles 1 case. Obesity 1 case, Cyst 1 case and Kheumatism 1 case.