[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackburn County Borough.

  • Blackburn (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackburn County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Child Guidance. During the year, sixteen Blackl)urn school cliildren were treated at tlic Lancasliire County Council Child Cuidance Clinic. Heart, Rheumastism and Anaemia Clinic. The Consultant Cardiologist attends once per month to examine children referred by the School Medical Inspector. During the year, attendances (193) at the Clinic were satisfactory. As described in previous re])orts the services of the X-ray Department at the Blackburn Royal Infirmary are available for X-ray and Electrocardio- graphic examinations. The subjoined table sets out particulars of cases seen during the year. Table 8. ATTENDANCES AT CARDIOLOGICAL CLINIC. Diagnosis 1st Exam Re- Exam Exercises Disch’g’d or left School Still on Register Referred for Fit Unfit Hb EGG X-Ray BSR heumatism 4 4 4 _ 3 1 Rheumatism ! - - - - - - — — — — aaemia S 4 8 - 6 • ) 1 — — Anaemia i - - - - - - — — — — motional Murmur 48 10 4(3 •) 44 4 — — .A.D i 12 - 12 - 12 - — — Total 70 18 68 2 63 7 1 — — — Hb : Haemoglobin Estimation. E.C.Cl. ; Electrocardiograph. B.S.R. : Blood Sedimentation Kate. I am indebted to Dr. A. L. McAdam for the following analysis of cases seen by him at the Consultant Cardiological Clinic : Extrasystoles 1 Diabetes mellitus 1 Patent atrial septum 1 Patent atrial septum witli con- genital heart block 1 Patent ventricular septum ... 6 Mitral stenosis 7 Aortic incompetence 1 Patent ductus arteriosus 4 Subaortic stenosis 4 Hypochromic Anemia 1 Pulmonary stenosis 6 Fallot’s tetralogy 1 Bronchiectasis 1 Functional systolic murmur 19 Physiological 3rd sound 3 N.A.D 21 Undiagnosed 2 Sinus Arrythmia 2 Four children are awaiting cardiac surgery in Manchester. A. L. McAdam.