[Report 1927] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lancashire County Council.

  • Lancashire (England). County Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lancashire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Number of Pupils re-examined— Secondary Schools ... ... ... ... ... 1186 Technical and Continuation Schools ... ... 43 Number of Parents interviewed— Secondary Schools ... ... ... ... ... 696 Technical and Continuation Schools ... ... 27 The following table shows the work done in Secondary, &c., Schools by the Medical Officers at visits other than routine visits :— No. of schools re-visited ... ... ... ... ... 89 No. of re-visits paid to schools ... ... ... ... 105 No. of children examined at re-visits ... ... ... 1644 No. of children recommended for specific medical treat¬ ment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 446 No. of parents interviewed at school ... ... ... 114 Findings of Medical Inspection. The following tables show the results of the routine medical inspection. All “ Entrants ” and all pupils of twelve years of age and over are examined each year. Secondary Schools. Boys. Girls. ----- Ages 8-11. Age 12. Age 13. Age 14. Ago 15. Age 16. Ages 17-19 Ages 8-11. Age 12. Age 13. Age 14. Ago 15. Age 16. Ages 17-19 No Examined . 952 1040 1116 1055 867 420 263 409 576 656 590 477 252 350 Children having Defects. 47-7 47-8 41-8 40-8 430 43-3 44-1 66-7 71-9 71-9 68-9 75-7 69-4 64-0 Dull and Backward .T • • • 0 0-09 . . • o Feeble-minded .T . . . 0 § a Imbeciles .T 8 0 ... ... Idiots .T 0 Malnutrition .T 0-09 01 0-2 0-3 0 0-7 0-3 0-3 0-09 0-2 1-7 0-2 11 0-7 0-2 S3 Head .T 0-2 ce 0 0-1 5-1 4-9 3-0 10 0-4 0-4 H < Body .T 0-09 ... 0 0-3 0-09 ... ' , . f Head .T sc fl 0 . . . '3 | Body .T 01 ... ... o 0-09 ... ri Scabies .T 0-2 0-09 0 02 Impetigo .T 0-09 0-3 0-09 ... 0 0-09 Other Diseases .T 0-2 0-2 0-3 0-8 0-6 0-7 0-4 0-5 0-5 1-4 0-8 0-8 0-8 0-6 (Non-Tubercular) 0 0-3 0-4 0-3 0-3 1-0 0-9 3-0 3-2 1-4 3-5 3-2 4-2 7-5 51 f Defective Vision.SP 41 5-9 51 41 51 5-7 6-8 8-8 10-9 9-9 11-0 130 151 13-7 0 9-1 9-6 111 11-4 121 15-9 15-9 13-9 15-3 16-2 16-8 19-3 23-4 26-6 Sciuint .T 0-2 0-3 0-3 0-2 0-3 0-2 0-2 01 0-4 0 M 10 0-4 0-5 0-5 0-5 1-5 10 1-2 0-8 0-8 0-8 1-4 02 Conjunctivitis .T 0-2 0-3 01 0-4 0-1 0-4 m 0 0-4 0-09 0-4 . . . 0-5 . . . 0-4 0-2 0-2 . . . ... 0-3 <D Ul Blepharitis.T 0-3 0-2 0-4 009 0-2 0-2 0-7 0-2 01 ... 0 0-4 0-7 0-2 0-09 0-3 0-5 0-2 0-5 0-3 0-3 0-6 <D Keratitis .T 0-2 ... ... w 0 0-2 ... Corneal Opacities .T o ... Corneal Ulcer .T ... 0 ... ... ...