[Report 1920] / School Health Services, Middleton Borough.

  • Middleton (England). Borough Council. School Health Services.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / School Health Services, Middleton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEFECTIVE SPEECH. There were 6 cases of defective speech, occurring in younger children.. RICKETS AND DEFORMITIES. In 2i children were found bony deformities produced by long-standing rickets in early years ; these included 3 cases of bowlegs. Other deformities included Congenital Dislocation of Hip, 1 ; Scoliosis, 1. TUBERCULOSIS. Five children, showing signs suspicious of phthisis, and two children with other farms of Tuberculosis, were sent to the Tuberculosis Dispensary for Dr. Stewart’s opinion. Cases among children of school age notified during the year were: Tuberculosis of Lungs, 2 ; Tuberculosis of the Cervical Glands, 4. HEART AND CIRCULATION. There were 14 cases of organic disease of the heart, and 3 others in which some degree of functional disorder was