[Report 1949] / School Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.

  • Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / School Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments—Group I). No. of Defects dealt with. Errors of Refraction (including- Squint) . 1297 Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes .. 34 Total . 1331 Number of Pupils for whom Spectacles were Prescribed 1064 Group III.—-Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Received Operative Treatment:— (a) For Adenoids and Chronic Tonsillitis .. (b) For Other Nose and Throat Conditions Received Other Forms of Treatment .. Total Number treated. . 74 . 1 . 0 Total 75 Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects. Number Treated as In-Patients in Hospitals or Hospital Schools ... 5 No. Treated Otherwise, e.g., in Clinics or Out-Patient Departments ... 264 Group V.—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy. Number of Pupils Treated— (a) Under Child Guidance Arrangements . 93 Cb) Under Speech Therapy Arrangements . 57 Table V. Dental Inspection and Treatment. 1. Number of pupils inspected by the Authority’s Dental Officers:— (a) Periodic age groups . 10490 (b) Specials . 168 (c) Total (Periodic and Specials) . 10658 2. Number found to require treatment . 5532 3. Number actually treated . 3683 4. Attendances made by pupils for treatment . 13763 5. Half-days devoted to:— (a) Inspection . 78 Ob) Treatment . 1500 * Total (a) and (b) . 1578