[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Grimsby County Borough.

  • Great Grimsby (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Grimsby County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The number of children infected by pediculae continues to diminish and is now practically reduced to the hard core or problem families. One hundred and twenty-five necessitous children re- ceived clothing to a total value of £252. Diseases of the Skin.—The incidence of scabies and all skin diseases found at routine medical inspections during the last six years, is found in the accompanying table. Routine Medical Inspections ] 'ncidence per 1,000 ins pection: s. 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 All skin diseases 24-9 10-1 10-65 123 20-5 5-4 Scabies 5-6 2*7 2-4 2*1 0-83 0-67 A further table shows the number of cases of the chief infectious skin diseases seen by the medical officer and treated at the school clinic during the same six years. The practical disappearance of scabies is most remarkable. Disease. 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Ringworm (scalp) 10 3 — 4 2 — Ringworm (body) 9 10 4 5 1 — Scabies 241 188 73 61 41 3 Impetigo .. 16 21 20 20 i 38 24 Minor Ailments Clinic.—The figures for attendance at the school clinic during 1950, were as follows:— Total Attendances—20,196. (comparing with 18,597 in 1949.) Special Inspections—1,439. (cases seen by the Medical Officer). Re-inspections—4,457. (cases seen at the clinic). 1,367 were dealt with by one or other of the nurses in attendance, and not seen by the Medical Officer. Defects of Vision and Diseases of the Eye.—Re- fraction clinics were held on Tuesday afternoons throughout the year by Dr. E. Hainsworth, visiting ophthalmologist to the authority, who commenced duty with the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board on 3rd January, 1950,
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