[Report 1951] / School Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City.

  • Nottingham (England). City Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / School Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    for the cost of these operations done at the hospitals, I was not getting an accurate record of the hospital cases, but during 1951 information came through much better in the form of copies of letters to the family doctor. The following table sets out the position as far as can be ascertained :—- 1945 1946 1947* 1948 1949* 1950 1951 At Central School Clinic 807 972 698 1,188 729 1,116 1,156 At Hospitals 29 40 66 158 76 39 388 Total Waiting at end of 836 1,012 764 1,346 805 1,155 1,544 year for oper¬ ation at School • Clinic p 499 908 596 735 695 354 * (The low numbers in 1947 and 1949 were in consequence of suspension of operations for almost six months in each year on account of the prevalence of poliomyelitis.) The question as to whether tonsils should be removed is a highly technical one which cannot be gone into here, but parents may be assured that operation is never advised by the specialists unless it seems to be desirable. Other Forms of Treatment. 2,653 children received other forms of treatment for ear, nose or throat trouble at the school clinic. (The treatment included the giving of drops for chronic nasal conditions, cauter¬ isation of enlarged turbinals, etc.). I am informed that 45 children were given operative or other forms of treatment (exclusive of T. and A. operations) at the hospitals. Audiometry. Mr. E. F. Ward continues to carry out the accurate testing of children’s hearing with a pure-tone audiometer. The value of this is very great as the understanding of the spoken word and the clarity and tone of the child’s speech may be greatly interfered with especially when the loss is in the higher frequencies. Periodic testing of hearing is also of value in assessing the improvement or worsening of the pathological condition causing the deafness and its response to treatment. Most of the testing is done at the Central Clinic, but Mr. Ward generally prefers to test very young children on his “ Peep-Show ” Audiometer at his own consulting rooms. -During 1951, 165 children were tested, some more than once during the year, and in all 187 attendances were made (1950—154 children were tested making 161 attendances). ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT Ionisation : No. of cases of otorrhoea treated No. of other cases treated Total number of attendances Ultra-Violet Ray Treatment : No. of cases treated Total number of attendances Dental Films : No. of cases No. of dental films taken. , 37 385 1,357 274 4,566 81 174