[Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough.

  • Warrington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6 were still receiving treatment on 31/12/36. The 2 cases that attended the Warrington Infirmary for skin treatment and artificial sunlight treatment made 96 attendances. The 21 cases attending the Borough General Hospital Clinic made 209 attendances. The total out-patient attendances were 305. 6 school children were supplied with surgical appliances. 7 school children were supplied with extra nourishments in the form of Milk and Virol. X-ray Examinations. These were carried out at the X-ray Department of the Borough General Hospital by the Tuberculosis Officer in conjunction with Dr. F ox. The number of X-ray examinations during the year was 68. This work has been found to be essential for accurate diagnosis. 8—INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The measures taken to prevent the spread of infectious disease have been the same as in previous years. The daily visitation of schools by the nurses has assisted this work considerably. The re-organisation of the schools in accordance with the Hadow Report undoubtedly brings some medical problems in its train. It is doubtful whether the present elementary school code dealing with exclusions from school on account of infectious disease will not require modification. Junior schools will certainly have a larger concentration of susceptible subjects than the former Three-Department Schools. The number of cases of Notifiable infectious disease occurring among school children during 1936 is shown in the following table, compared with the previous years :— Year. Scarlet Fever. Diph¬ theria. Enteric Fever. Pulmon¬ ary Tuber¬ culosis. Other Tuber¬ cular Diseases. Smallpox. 1924 198 . 26 2 10 23 — 1925 162 33 1 19 37 — 1926 55 48 1 12 12 — 1927 35 48 — 9 22 2 1928 123 40 — 8 23 — 1929 97 96 1 6 17 — 1930 504 103 1 2 21 — 1931 574 50 — 9 22 — 1932 245 47 — 5 16 — 1933 138 74 — 1 14 — 1934 155 333 2 7 — 1935 312 323 — 3 12 — 1936 169 232 — 2 17 —