[Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough.

  • Southport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    METHODS EMPLOYED OH AVAILABLE FOR TREATMENT OF DEFECTS. THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL CLINICS. (a) DEFECTIVE VISION All cases of Defective Vision, including Squint, found at the Routine Inspection, were referred to the Ophthalmic Surgeon for further examination, as were also some cases discovered in other ways. During the course of the year there were 1320 attendances at the Clinic, with the following results:— Mydriatic given . Glasses prescribed . Glasses obtained . Can manage with present glasses . Glasses not required . External Eve Disease . fc/ Strabismus ... Slight operation—needling . Treated by private Medical Practitioner . Left School or Town .. Refused Treatment . 451 284 211 63 ] 174 347 37 1 32 58 27 24 necessitous cases were assisted by the Education Committee. The Committee spent T9 18s. Od. on the provision of spectacles, but of this sum £3 18s. 6d. was afterwards collected from the parents of the children concerned. (b) TONSILS AND ADENOIDS. Dr. Courtenay Yorke, the Committee’s Nose and Throat Specialist, has continued his valuable work during the year 1920, with very satisfactory results. Consultation Cases . 224 * Operation performed at Clinic . 194 Operation not required . 44 Treated by Private Doctor or Infirmary . 25 Refused treatment . 89 Left school or town . 20 *Some of these cases consulted Dr. Yorke during 1919.