[Report 1949] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City.

  • Wakefield (England). City Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Defect Total Attendances Total Cases Number of New cases Old Ceased to attend Discharged i Remaining on | Regitser Education Health Mental and Child Welfare Education Health Mental and Child Welfare After more than 10 l exposures After less than 10 exposures Debility after Infectious Disease 411 18 8 2 6 2 2 1 10 5 Debility with Nervous Symptoms 503 24 17 3 4 — 1 2 15 6 Debility with Malnutrition 42 2 1 1 — — — 1 1 Debility with Catarrhal Symptoms 294 14 5 4 5 — 3 — 7 4 Debility with Cervical Adenitis 783 35 21 4 9 1 3 4 21 7 Rickets 54 1 — 1 — — — 1 Skin Diseases 28 3 2 1 — — — 3 Bronchitis and Asthma . . 914 49 23 6 18 2 4 4 29 12 Chorea 28 1 — — 1 — — — 1 — Rheumatism 68 3 2 — 1 — 1 — 1 1 Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis 30 1 — < 1 — — — 1 — Miscellaneous conditions 256 9 4 4 1 — 2 5 2 Totals 3411 160 83 26 44 1 6 14 13 91 42 DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTAL INSPECTION. REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DENTAL OFFICER. By G. S. Cubitt, L.D.S., R.C.S. The difficulties associated with understaffing became more apparant during the year, and for the first time since 1941, it was impossible, even under the restricted scheme to inspect and treat all the schools. The increased number of children in the schools, the raising of the school-leaving age, and an increased demand for treatment,