[Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I'he number of cases dealt with may be seen by turning to Table IV, Group 2, on page 21 of this report. During the year, 129 Forms O.S.C.lO—as compared with 84 in 1952 and 59 in 1951—authorising the repair or replacement of spectacles, were issued by the School Medical Officers. Squint and Orthoptic Training. Children requiring special treatment for squint were referred to one of the Hospitals in Newcastle upon Tyne. Reports upon our cases were received and I wish here to record my appreciation to the staffs of the Hospitals concerned. We have a record of 26 children who received operative treat¬ ment for squint, 22 at the Newcastle upon Tyne Eye Hospital, 3 at the Hospital for Sick Children, Newcastle upon Tyne, and 1 at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. Ear Defects, 50 of the 84 cases dealt with were cases of chronic suppurative otitis media. 2 children were recorded as having had a mastoidec¬ tomy performed at Preston Hospital. Nose and Throat Defects. During the period under review we have a record of 133 children who received operative treatment for adenoids and chronic tonsil¬ litis. 4 operations for other nose and throat conditions were also performed. Non-operative treatment was provided for 105 ear, nose and throat cases, 58 at the School Clinic and 47 elsewhere. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects. Of the 53 children recorded as having received treatment for orthopaedic and postural defects, 11 were treated as in-patients and 42 as out-patients. The in-patients were treated for the following defects :— Defects. No. of Cases. Bone or Joint Tuberculosis Defects due to Poliomyelitis Perthe’s Disease ... Contracture of Thumb following old burns Osteo-myelitis Right Hip . Osteo-chondral Dystrophy Congenital Talipes Slipped Epiphysis Right Femur Lacerations Right Knee—Nerve damage 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1