[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough.

  • Burnley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    relerrecl for further cxainiiiatioii to the Tubereulosis Officer to whom are also referred all possible eases for the Open-Air School. Where children have already been under a medical man for some defect which is found at the inspection, and which is thought to require further treatment, then an endeavour is made by the School Medical Officer to get into commnnication with the medical man. In this case more precise directions and advice can be given to the parents. Educatior Report. Taj,le I. showing the NUMBER OF PARENTS PRESENT ON THE FIRST EXAMINATION OF THE CHILDREN AT FIVE YEARS OF AGE. d'otal itxamined 1517 Father present in 27 cases or 1.8 % of the admissions Mother present in 571 37 7 ' )} Other relative present in. 102 „ )} Relatives not present in.. 817 „ 73 3 0 :^o.o /o y) Of the 700 children of whom a historv was obtained ;— 74.3 0 ' /O of the children had suffered from Measles. 2.0 0/ /o ) y y) y y Scarlet h'ever. 1.0 0/ /o y » y y y Diphtheria. 27.5 A /o y y y y y y Whooping Cougli 23.(S /o y y y y y y Chicken pox. 1(S.8 0 /o had not suffered from aip/ of the above diseases. 47.7 % had suffered from (me disease. 2(S.O % y y tw(j diseases. 9.2 % y y three diseases , .3 % y y four diseases or over. In 53.8 of the cases there was no histor}^ olttainable. Of the 1,517 children ins])ect('d, 33.7 % had 1 )cen vaccinated.