[Report 1922] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.

  • Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1922
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Credit: [Report 1922] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Girls’ Secondary School.—At the annual inspection (held in January, 1922) 413 girls were examined—298 in the senior school and 115 in the junior school. * Included in the above total (413) there were 88 children now examined for the first time as secondary school children. Of the 413 children examined, 92 were found to have defects requiring medical or dental attention; the defects found being as follows:— Defective teeth 49 Defective vision 3 Deformities (spinal curvature, pigeon chest, etc.) 72 Heart and circulation defects 6 Nose and throat defects 3 Skin disease 4 Other defects 7 No cases of pediculosis were found at this inspection. This disease has been practically eliminated from the school. In 1921 11.3 p'er cent, of the junior children and 1.2 per cent, of the senior children were found to be suffering from pediculosis. All the children found to be defective were kept under observation, and re-inspected later in the year. By the end of the year 82 out of the 92 had received appropriate treatment as shown below:— Total Treated by cases, end of year. Percentage. Defective teeth 49 8 16 Defective vision 3 3 100 Deformities 72 72 100 Heart, etc., defects 6 6 100 Nose and throat defects 3 3 100 Skin diseases 4 3 75 Other defects 7 4 57 MISCELLANEOUS. Examination of entrants to the Girls’ Secondary School, the i Birkenhead Institute, Higher Elementary School, St. Francis Xavier’s \ College, and the Catholic Institute.—During the year 267 elementary > school children were examined with a view to their admission to the ) above schools. 82 were found to require treatment for 89 defects, the latter being as follows:— * ^ Defective teeth 49 i Eye defects 18 Nose and throat defects 6 Other defects 16 89 The Special School for Mentally Defective Children.—The accom- modation at the Special School for the year 1922 was 130. The average number on the rolls during the year was 123, and the average daily attendance 103. Eight visits were paid to the school during the year by the Assistant Medical Officer. At these visits examinations were held of children