[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council.

  • Essex (England). County Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2,014. Hospital treatment was provided for 8 children and in addition 153 appliances were supplied. Leyton. The Consultant Specialist carried out 252 examinations, During the year, 322 children were treated making 1,672 attendances. 11 children were admitted to hospital and 42 appliances supplied. Walthamstow. Four hundred and thirty-six children were examined by the Consultant Specialist, and 2,382 treatments were given. 2,342 attendances were made in respect of after-care and 3,141 ultra-violet light treatments were given. The number of inspection and treatment sessions held was 14 and 445 respectively. 20 children were admitted to hospital. In the remainder of the County, 97 Consultant Ascertainment Clinics were held at which 3,174 attendances were made. 14 children received periods of hospital treatment, and 4,794 attendances were made at the After-care Clinics. (f) Heart Conditions. The arrangements were continued whereby children suffering from heart conditions could be referred to the Cardiac Clinic at Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, and during the year the Heart Specialist examined 89 children, restriction of exercise being advised in 12 cases. The Rheumatism Clinics at Ilford and Walthamstow continue to prove a valuable asset in dealing with these cases ; during the year 223 children made 441 attendances at the Ilford Clinic, and at Walthamstow 12 sessions were held at which 197 children attended. (g) Visual Defects. (i) Refraction and Provision of Spectacles. Barking. 1,028 children were examined for errors of refraction. Spectacles were prescribed for 493 children, and 453 spectacles were provided during the year. Ilford. 1,464 children made 3,023 attendances at 188 sessions of the Eye Clinic. Prescrij^tions were issued for 922 children to be provided with spectacles and 762 spectacles were provided during the year. Leyton. 815 children attended the Eye Clinic, making a total of 1,087 attendances. Spectacles were prescribed ami provitled for 339 children. Walthamstow. The number of new cases examined was 585 and these, together with the children for ordinary periodical inspections, made 3,378 attendances. Spectacles were prescribed and provided for 695 children. In the remainder of the County, 843 clinics were held, at which 11,828 children were examined for errors of refraction. Spectacles were prescribed and j)rovided for 3,561 children