[Report 1959] / School Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / School Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of the 17 out-patients, 6 were attending the Sanderson Ortho¬ paedic Hospital, 8 were attending the Tynemouth Victoria Jubilee Infirmary, and 3 received treatment at Preston Hospital. Other Defects Treated Other defects treated, not falling into classification mentioned in Tables A to F may be seen by referring to Page 23, Table G . The 66 minor ailments treated included 27 minor injuries, 5 boils, 12 sunburn and 22 sores. Infectious’Diseases An extract from the Head Teachers’ weekly returns of Infec¬ tious and Other Diseases for the past ten years is as follows :— DISEASE YEAR 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Scarlet Fever 55 33 22 35 20 25 31 9 6 15 Diphtheria ... 1 Measles German 277 302 301 359 17 481 207 458 16 685 Measles Whooping 28 21 500 36 22 21 1219 26 49 19 Cough 164 105 84 213 71 157 170 93 21 97 Chicken Pox 392 693 503 320 493 150 455 268 368 430 Mumps 20 881 181 336 123 342 256 40 544 168 RingAvorm ... 16 17 11 6 10 10 9 7 4 1 Impetigo 16 23 21 19 87 223 130 53 44 34 Scabies Verminous 10 9 4 2 1 7 17 13 24 15 Conditions 7 14 9 10 9 12 3 8 11 13 From these figures it will be seen that there were several outbreaks of infectious diseases among school children during the year, the figure for measles being the highest recorded for many years. Ultra-Violet Ray Therapy Courses of ultra-violet ray therapy were recommended for 156 children during 1959, 84 of these children being school children and 72 pre-school children. The school children were treated for the following defects Alopecia ... ... ... 3 Anorexia ... ... ... 1 Asthma ... ... ... ... 8 Blepharitis ... ... ... 1 Bronchitis ... ... ... 6 Frequent colds and catarrh ... 12 General Debility ... ... 37 Glands ... ... ... ... 1 Respiratory infections... ... 12 Tonsillitis ... ... ... 3