[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Northumberland County Council.

  • Northumberland (England). County Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Northumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    12/48 (page 10)
    Under the new arrangements, the Newcastle upon Tyne Regional Hospital Board accepted responsibility for the provision of specialists at all the orthopaedic clinics and the skin clinic arranged by the Education Authority. SKIN DISEASES. The County School Skin Clinic was held at Gosforth as in the previous year and was attended by Dr. Sydney Thompson, the Consultant Dermatologist of the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. School children from all parts of the County attended this Clinic, although the number of children from the more remote Northern and Western parts of the County was very small. The total number of children seen by Dr. Thompson was 204. The following list enumerates the types of skin conditions which were seen at the Clinic :—• Ringworm ... ... ... ... 30 Dermatitis ... ... ... ... 1 Seborrhoea Dermatitis ... ... 7 Seborrhoea of Scalp ... ... 1 Urticaria Papulosa ... ... ... 3 Naevus ... ... ... ... 4 Naevus Linea ... ... ... 2 Naevus Pigmentosus ... ... 1 Stellate Naevus ... ... ... 1 Alopecia Areata ... ... ... 2 Psoriasis ... ... ... ... 5 Scabies ... ... ... ... 1 Xeroderma ... ... ... ... 2 Pityriasis Rosea ... ... ... 1 Plantar Warts ... ... ... 2 Eczema ... ... ... ... 16 Acne Vulgaris ... ... ... 6 Tinea Circinata ... ... ... 4 Impetigo of Scalp ... ... ... 2 Verrucae ... ... ... ... 16 Mole . .. 2 Other Skin Conditions ... ... 9 The number of children was less than in the previous year and this was mainly due to the diminution of the cases of ringworm ; only 30 children were referred in 1948 com¬ pared with 64 children in 1947. Neither the Royal Victoria Infirmary nor the Newcastle General Hospital had X-ray apparatus available for the general treatment of County school children suffering from ringworm of the scalp, but it was possible to arrange for 11 County children and 5 Wallsend children to attend the consulting rooms of Dr. Donald Ramage for X-ray epilation of the scalp hair.