[Report 1951] / School Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough.

  • Warrington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / School Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. examinee 6/6 6/9 6/12 Wear¬ ing Treat™ meni re¬ quired No Glass Glasses Improves Second Aqe Group Third Age 1,009 674 159 12 52 103 9 Group 691 484 92 3 51 50 11 Other Periodic Inspections: Boteler Grammar 49 33 4 7 5 High School 100 73 5 - 20 2 TOTALS 1,849 1,264 260 15 130 160 20 Percentage 68.3 14.1 0.8 7.0 8.7 1.1 There has been no significant change in the vision of the pupils examined compared with that found in 1950. DEFECTS OF THE EYE The number of cases of squint detected in 1951 was 157, giving a percentage of 4.9. The other defects of the eye consist of blepharitis (5 cases), stye (1 case), cyst (1 case) and strain (1 case). DEFECTS OF THE EAR Three cases of discharging ear were found, compared with seventeen in the previous year. No significance can be drawn frcm this change. NOSE AND THROAT DEFECTS There were 114 cases of nose and throat defects requiring treatment, and 113 requiring observation, compared with 216 cases (with 63 requiring observation) in the previous year. The significance of these figures would merely indicate that more children are being kept under observation instead of being directly referred for treatment. HEART DISEASE At periodic medical inspections 14 cases of suspected heart disease were noted. Many of these had been discovered at an earlier stage and were already under observation. CHEST DISEASE The total number of defects of the chest shows a decrease at 23. This number is largely made up of chronic bronchitis which is of course very prevalent in any congested urban area, especially in the winter months.