[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland.

  • Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England). Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (b) Total number of attendances at Authority’s minor ailments clinics ... ... ... ...... ... 51,889 Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments—Group I). No. of defects dealt with. Errors of Refraction (including squint) ... ... 1,374 Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) ... Total 1,374 Number of Pupils for whom spectacles were— (.a) Prescribed ... ... ... ... 1,078 (5) Obtained ... ... ... ... ... 553 Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Total number Received operative treatment— treated. (a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis ... 585 (b) for other nose and throat conditions Received other forms of treatment ... ... 10 Total ... 595 Group IV.—Orthopedic and Postural Defects. (a) Number treated as in-patients in hospital or hospital schools ... ... ... ... 7 (b) Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patient departments ... ... ... 47 Group V.—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy. Number of pupils treated— (a) under Child Guidance arrangements... * 12 (ib) under Speech Therapy arrangements 209 TABLE IV. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. (1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority’s Dental Officers— (a) Periodic age groups .21,214 ('b) Specials ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,651 (c) Total (Periodic and Specials) ... ...22,865 \