[Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, South Shields County Borough.

  • South Shields (Durham, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, South Shields County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    72 regarding children for B.C.G. vaccination and 861 follow-up visits on discharge from hospitals. In addition 141 visits were paid to the schools for routine medical inspections apart from 574 visits to the schools in connection with cleanliness surveys. The health visitors and school nurses also attended 508 sessions at the general school clinics, 40 sessions at the dental clinics, 199 sessions for artificial sunlight treatment, 84 sessions for immunisation, 36 sessions at the ear, nose and throat clinic, 46 sessions for B.C.G. vaccination, and 5 sessions in connection with vaccination against polio¬ myelitis. In addition the health visitors attend child welfare and other clinics. Ultra-Violet Ray Therapy. 87 children of school age made 849 attendances for treat¬ ment by ultra-violet radiation, including treatment by the Kromayer Lamp. The following is a summary of the conditions treated: — Debility . Improved . 36 Ceased attending 1 Still attending 13 Total 50 Bronchitis ... . 14 — 5 19 Enuresis . . 5 — — 5 Alopecia . . 6 — 2 8 Psoriasis . . 2 — — 2 Anaemia . . 1 — — 1 Asthma . . 1 — — 1 Rheumatism . 1 — — 1 66 1 20 87 It is evident that the parents now realise the usefulness of this treatment as only one child ceased attending before his treatment was completed.