[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Adwick-le-Street U.D.C.

  • Adwick le Street (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Adwick-le-Street U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. of new cases examined in 1956 133 No. of children who were re-examined ... ... 296 Total No. of attendances ... ... ... ... 435 No. of Sessions held during year at Wood Street ... 47 No. for whom spectacles were prescribed ... 226 No. referred for other treatment ... ... ... 57 No. referred for operative treatment ... ... 8 No. for whom no action was taken ... ... 105 No. referred for re-examination ... ... ... 369 The following table shows the type of defects discovered at Routine Medical Examinations during the year: DEFECTS TABLE — 1956 DEFECT Recomm’ded for Treatment Recomm'ded for Observation Total Skin 13 27 40 EYES (a) Vision 56 19 75 (b) Squint 6 40 46 (c) Other 2 2 4 EARS (a) Hearing 4 1 5 (b) Otitis Media 2 13 15 (c) Other 2 5 7 Nose and Throat 71 27 98 Speech 2 6 8 Lymphatic Glands 1 7 8 Heart 3 8 11 Lungs 6 9 15 DEVELOPMENTAL (a) Hernia 2 — 2 (b) Other 2 13 15 ORTHOPAEDIC 5 (a) Posture 2 3 (b) Feet 7 9 16 (c) Other 11 16 27 NERVOUS SYSTEM 8 (a) Epilepsy 7 1 (b) Other 5 7 12 PSYCHOLOGICAL (a) Stability 1 — 1 Others ... 2 7 9 Total ... 207 220 427