[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Spenborough U.D.C.

  • Spenborough (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Spenborough U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MINOR AILMENTS Minor ailments are treated by the nurses both at the clinics and in the schools. The following table gives details of such treatments during 1950 :— Minor Ailment Skin : No. treated Ringworm—body Scabies ... Impetigo Other skin diseases Eye Disease ... (External and other, but excluding squint, errors of refraction and cases admitted to hospital). i Ear Defects : Otitis media Otorrhea Other Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) 1 6 63 206 74 3 43 7 1,779 Total . 2,182 Total number of attendances at Authority’s Minor Ailment Clinics ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,278 ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC. The special orthopaedic clinic which was held monthly at Staincliffe was discontinued at the end of last year consequent upon reorganisation there and children were referred either to the Out- Patient Department at Staincliffe or to the Ellison Clinic. A total of 36 children were seen, including 24 referred for the first time. The following table shows the number and type of defects treated :— Defect. No. of Children Bilateral Hallux Valgus & Hammer toe ... I Genu valgum ... ... ... ... ... 5 Hallux Valgus ... ... ... ... ... 1 Pes cavus ... ... ... ... ... 2 Pes planus ... ... ... ... ... 6 Sprain ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Overlapping toes ... ... ... ... 1 Spasticity ... ... ... ... ... 1 Pes valgus ... ... ... ... ... 1 Hallux rigidus ... ... ... ... ... 1