[Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cambridgeshire County Council.

  • Cambridgeshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cambridgeshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    precise significuiicc of chronic tonsillitis. there were four cases of adenoids only, as compared with eight in the previous^ year, and only one required treatment, as against two in 1936. There were tiiirteen cases of adenoids associated with chronic tonsillitis as against ten in the previous year, but only two of them required treatment as compared with the figure of six for 1936. The number of “ other conditions ” of the nose and throat discovered was 520, a fairly big increase over the previous year’s total of 416, which was itself noted to be an enormous increase over the total of 91 discovered in the year before that. Certainly therefore the total amount of nose and throat defect shows no teixlency to decrease, but it is difficult to say how much of the apparent increase is due to dift'erent standards or more careful obser\^ation. Dental Defects.—These are dealt with in the reports of the School Dentists, which are appended, and in Table V. Orthopaedic and Postural Dejects.—A totai of 178 cases of deformity was discovered as against'119 in the previous year. Of these 70 were cases of rickets (48 in 1936). There was only one case of spinal cuivature, a fall from the figure of nine recorded in 1936 to the figure recorded in 1935. The number of cases of deformity is very large as compared with the figure for previous years and the number requiring treatment is correspondingly large (80). At first sight this appears very disquieting, but it should be realised that the deformities are of a minor character and consist in the main of round shoulders and flat feet. The nature of the treatment required is simple exercises such as can be carried out in school or at home. Only one case of tuberculosis of bones or joints was discovered at routine inspection though there were in addition two such cases in orthopaedic hospitals following examination by the Tuberculosis Officer. Heart Disease and Rheumatism.—Seven cases of organic heart disease were founds as against four in the previous year, but only one required treatment. The number of cases of functional heart disease fell from twenty-eight in 1936 to fifteen in 1937, all of w'hich required observation only. Tuberculosis.—As has been the case for some years nowq no instance of either suspected or established pulmonary tuberculosis came to light as a result of school medical inspection. Ten cases of other forms of tuberculosis were found (four in 1936) of which seven were glandular (two in 1936). At the end of the year, one child was at a certified special school suffering from the pulmonary form of the disease and three suffering from the non-pulmonary form. Four cases of arrested pulmonary disease and thirty-seven of non-pulmonary disease were at ordinary elementary schools. Diseases of the Skm.—The following figures show the incidence of the principal contagious skin diseases: — Eingworm of the scalp Discovered at Eoutine Inspections. Notified by Teachers or Nurses. Total. 1 - 1 Eingworm of the body 1 19 20 Scabies 4 1 6 Impetigo 11 147 158