[Report 1952] / School Medical Officer of Health, Norfolk County Council.

  • Norfolk (England). County Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / School Medical Officer of Health, Norfolk County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A table showing the number of cases dealt with at these clinics is given below:— Minor ailment, disease or defect of the Individual cases dealt with at clinics. SKIN: Ringworm—scalp 5 Ringworm—body ... 15 Scabies 2 Impetigo 85 Other skin diseases ... 435 EYES: (External and other, but excluding errors of refraction and squint) ... 25G EARS . 104 MISCELLANEOUS (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chil- blains, etc.) ... 3,890 TOTAL . 4,792 DEFECTIVE VISION. Table II. A [Defect No. 5 (a)] on page 38 shows the number of defects of vision found at periodic medical inspection, the total number discovered being slightly higher than in the previous year. It is interesting to note that the percentage figure of 5.83 of those children medically inspected who had defective eyesight has not varied very much during the past few years. It should be mentioned that the number of children shown as recommended for treatment includes those found at previous inspections to be suffering from this defect and who were wearing glasses at the time of the last inspection. The following table shows the number of eye defects found for which either treatment or observation was recommended at the time of the periodic medical inspection. Figures for 1951 are given for comparison Defect 1952 1951 No. recom¬ mended for treatment No. placed under ob¬ servation No. recom¬ mended for treatment No. placed under ob¬ servation Defective vision . 1,177 560 1,144 477 Squint. . 225 122 214 109 Other defects of the eyes 88 117 113 108 Totals . 1,490 799 1,471 694 Children found to have visual defects or other eye conditions requiring treatment are referred to the undermentioned eye clinics and examined by ophthalmic specialists provided by the Fast Anglian Regional Hospital Board. The dispensing of, and repairs to, spectacles prescribed by ophthai-