[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Tipton U.D.C.

  • Tipton (England : Parish). Urban District Council.
Date:
1908
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Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Tipton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    found, howe\er, that some of the cleanest and most carefully tended of the children have been from the poorest homes. Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids have been frequently met with, in all 151 cases have been noted. Where the cases have been severe and I have considered that surgical interference was required, 1 have sent word to the mother advising her to consult her own medical man, or to take the child to a hospital. I have heard that many cases have been operated upon, and that in others the children were put under treatment. The Hearing and Speech of the children has been very good and call for no comment. The Mental Condition of the children is quite up to a good average. I have, of necessity, been guided in these matters by the teachers, and have, as a rule, accepted their opinion. In exceptional cases, I have made more special inquiries. The result of my observation is that children are found to be— (a) Bright, i.e., exceptionally gifted; boys, 295; girls, 331. (b) Fair, i.e., ordinary children; boys, 292; girls, 264. (c) Dull, i.e., decidedly below average: boys, 81; girls, 68. (d) Mentally deficient; 3. As a rule the cleaner the child, the higher is their mental capacity. Ringworm and other Skin Troubles.—I have notes on a few cases. Some of these had been excluded previously from school by the teachers. The children not previously excluded I bave sent away from school for treatment. All cases of Ringworm and many skin affections are contagious, and are a source of danger to other children. In order to classify in a manner for easy reference I have taken from my cards the following tables of statistics. I have the particulars tabulated from each school in my office, but as yet I have not had sufficient experience in school life to make it of any material advantage to publish them. The boys and girls are generally well nourished, even in the poorest schools. I have classified them as very good, good, or normal. Boys 648, Girls 631; below normal. Boys 24, Girls 32.