[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldbury Borough.

  • Oldbury (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1925
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    squint, and were recommended for treatment. There Ear, Defects. were o other cases of eye defects treated at (he Clinic. Three children in routine were recommended for treatment, 2 others were to be kept under observation. Three children were treated for otitis media amongst the specials. Ten children amongst the routine and 2d amongst the specials were treated for other forms of ear disease with more or less good results. Nose & Throat Defects. Fifty children with enlarged tonsils in the routine groups and 5 amongst the specials were recommended for treatment. Ten routine cases and 20 specials were to be kept under observation. Four children in the special group were recommended for treatment of adenoids. Twenty-seven amongst the routine inspec¬ tions were recommended for treatment of enlarged tonsils and adenoids. Eleven children attended the Clinic for other throat affections. Enlarged Cervical. Glands (Non- Tubercnlar). Twenty-live children were found with enlarged cervical glands of a non-tubercular type, chiefly due to sores or nits in the hair. Defective Speech. Dental Defeeets. There were two children suffering from defects of speech, one due to cleft palate, the other was a stam¬ merer, and is to he kept under observation. The parents of the child suffering from cleft palate refuse to have any operation whatever. 143 children were found at the recent routine ex¬ aminations having dental defects of a more or less serious character. Table IV. gives the results of the examina¬ tions made by the School Dentist at the various schools during the past year, together with the amount of dental work accomplished. I should like to express my appre¬ ciation of his work; there is a decided improvement in the condition of the children’s teeth during the past few years. Dr. Tregea takes a very great interest in his work, and is most anxious to do his best for the children. Unfortunately a good many of the parents refuse to have their children’s mouths attended to, or will not take the trouble io bring them to the Clinic to have them treated. Still, in spite of these obstacles, good work is being done, and we hope as lime goes on the parents will learn how much depends on the state of the children’s mouths in