[Report 1958] / School Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Man.

  • Isle of Man. Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / School Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Man. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ft. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS. Special Inspections Defect Code No. DEFECT OR DISEASE Requiring Requiring Treatment Observation (1) (2) (3) (4) 4 Skin 28 6 5 Eyes :— (a) Vision 62 16 (b) Squint 11 4 (c) Other % 30 13 6 Ears :— (a) Hearing 5 9 (b) Otitis Media 2 (c) Other 60 5 7 Nose or Throat 50 26 8 Speech 1 3 9 Lymphatic Glands — 5 10 Heart . 2 11 Lungs . _ 11 12 Developmental:— (a) Hernia — 1 (b) Other — 2 13 Orthopaedic :— (a) Posture — 3 (b) Flat foot — — (cj Other 43 21 14 Nervous System :— (a) Ep lepsy 1 1 (b) Other —- 3 15 Psychological :— (a) Development 5 15 (b) Stability 3 6 16 Other 41 54 TABLE IV. TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING SPECIAL SCHOOLS). GROUP L—EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT. Number of cases known to have been dealt with by the Authority Otherwise External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint 735 3 Errors of refraction (including squint) ... 775 15 Total ... 1,510 18 Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed 304 ——