[Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1920
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    18/26 (page 16)
    cured and two greatly improved. Of the remaining- cases, six had received no treatment, and in three cases no information was available. Vision.—Ol the 39 cases of defective vision referred for treatment, 24 had undergone ophthalmoscropic examination, 13 had received no treatment, and in two cases information could not be obtained. Spectacles were obtained in 17 cases, but were not prescribed in the remaining seven. Ear Disease and Hearing.—The three children suffering from Otitis Media received medical attention. Two were found, on re-inspection, to be cured and one was unchanged. The child suffering from deafness had received no attention. Dental Defect.—Nineteen of the 64 children suffering from Dental Caries had received treatment, 38 had taken no action, and in six cases no information was available. t I Crippling Defects.—The cases of deformity, such as Flat hoot and Spinal Curvature, underwent a course of remedial exercises, and on the whole an improvement in this condition was noted. Co-operation of Parents.—The parents of Secondary School children take a greater interest in the Medical Inspection of their children than do those of Elementary School children Eighty-eight girls (45.13%) and 42 boys (22.69%) were accom- panied at the inspection by parents. CONTINUATION SCHOOLS. There are at present no Continuation Schools in the Borough