[Report 1932] / School Medical Officer of Health, County Council of the Parts of Lindsey (Lincolnshire).

  • Lindsey (England : County). County Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / School Medical Officer of Health, County Council of the Parts of Lindsey (Lincolnshire). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In addition to tlie operations carried out through the school medical department, 183 were performed unde]* arrangements made privately. operation was not advised, other forms of treatment were provided. The number of cases dealt with by operation at the various centres where facilities are provided by the Education Committee was as follows : Barton-om-Humber School Clinic Grimsby Hospital Gainsborough John Coupland Hospital Lincoln County Hospital Louth Hospital Scunthorpe War Memorial Hospital .. Spilsby Cottage Hospital Skegness Cottage Hospital IT 19 58 62 17 43 11 Tuberculosis. tuberculosis scheme. Cases of pulmonary disease requiring insti¬ tutional treatment are sent to the Branston Hall Sanatorium where there are 35 beds for children. Cases of lion-pulmonary forms of tuberculosis requiring institu¬ tional treatment are sent to institutions outside the county. Those likely to need but a short stay in hospital are dealt with at the County Hospital, Lincoln, while those with bone or joint tuber¬ culosis requiring prolonged institutional treatment go to the Harlow Wood Orthopaedic'Hospital. During 1932, TO children were admitted to the Branston Hall Sanatorium for observation or treatment. In addition six children suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis who were unsuitable for Branston were admitted to institutions outside the county. There were 44 children of school age suffering from noil- pulmonary forms of tuberculosis who received institutional treat¬ ment during the year. Of these 20 were cases of bone and joint disease ami were dealt with through the Council's orthopaedic scheme. The remaining 24 were chiefly cases of glandular tuber¬ culosis. Defective Vision and Squint. Eye Clinics have been held as in previous years at Barton, Bri gg, Cleet lmrpes, Gainsborough, Horncastle, Lincoln, Louth, Market Basen, Scunthorpe and Spilsby. At Cleethorpes, Gainsborough, Louth and Scunthorpe the clinics are held weekly, at Barton fortnightly, at Brigg, Horncastle, Market Rasen and Spilsby monthly, and extra clinics are held when required.