[Report 1944] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough.

  • Wigan (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MINOR E3rB‘ DEFECTS. TREATED AS MINOR AILMENTS - GROUP ~1. Defect or disease. No*.-M3f defects dealt-with. Under the. Otherwise. . Authority's./:!: •Scheme. -p' Errors of refraction including squint. . 580 . /'/ 1 . iv.: Total number of‘children for whom glaases were prescribed :- ‘ • .. ■ (A) Under -the Authority1 s' schorae. ...... ..... ... .. .. Total number' of children who obtained glasses.... (A) Under the Authority's' s’oheme. ... .. ... .. (B) Otherwise. ... . ... .v«,, .. Total., 581 429 357 11 DEFECTIVE VISION. Number of refractions carried out at the clinic... ... * ... 580 No. of children for whom glasses were prescribed.. 429 No. of children for whom glasses were not prescribed. '92 No. of children for whom new glasses were not .considered necessary.... 18 Uncompleted cases. ... ... ... ... .. 3& No. referred to Infirmary... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 \ ANALYSIS OF CASES IN WHICH GLASSES WERE PRESCRIBED. Simple Ifypermetropia.. t .. 0 0 0 k 0 0 • * • 0 0 0 00000 1^0 Simple Ifyopia. ... .. ... ... ... ... 000 00000 32 Hypermetropic Astigmatism.. ... .. « ... ••• 00000 122 Myopic Astigmatism. Mixed Astigmatism:... ... •. . . 0 0* 0 0 0 0 0 20 It will be seen from Table IV., above that in 429 cases glasses were prescribed but only 368 obtained or received glasses under the Authority's scheme or privately. The Teachers could help a great deal if they would see that children for whom glasses have been’prescribed, obtain and wear them. GROUP. 3 - TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT. ‘ t*.1 Nq. of Defects. .- Received operative Treatment. Under the Authority's Scheme ^ja Private Practitioner or Dotal, in clinic or hospital. Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. 93 2 ib' ■ 95 TREATMENT* OF TONSILS AND ADENOIDS. The arrangements have been previously' noted. See pages 33 and 34 Report 1932. : o. jp... '•••■ . . ., '; r■ g TRFATLSSmT :-QF,DENTAL DEFECTS. ' The present position has not changed from the previous year.; See Pages 34 and- 35 Report ' ' ‘ The Dental Surgeon is able to inspect all the schools once in 15 months. This is not sufficient for effective treatment. All school children should be inspected for dental defects twice a year. An Assistant Dentist was appointed in 1941 and was on duty from February 1941 to September 1941 when he was called up to H.M. Forces. \