[Report 1964] / School Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.

  • Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / School Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Children found to require operative treatment are admitted as in-patients to the Oldham and District General Hospital or the Oldham Royal Infirmary. At the beginning of the year 17 children were awaiting operative treatment for tonsils and/or adenoids and at the end of the year the number was 6. The number of children receiving operative treatment during the year was 46 compared with 58 in the previous year. Orthopaedic Defects Children requiring orthopaedic treatment are referred to< the Orthopaedic Department of the Oldham Royal Infirmary. The majority of cases require advice and exercises, and only a few cases require surgical treatment. Physiotherapy and ultra violet ray treatment continued to be available at the Gainsborough Avenue Clinic. During the year 6 schoolchildren were referred to the clinic for the following defects:— Defect No. of Cases Flat Feet . 1 Inverted Feet . 1 Knock Knees . 2 Postural Defects. 1 Hallux Valgus . 1 Convalescence Arrangements exist for selected schoolchildren to be sent for convalescence and the cost is met by the Education Committee. The usual period; of convalescence is four weeks, but this is extended in special cases. During the year, 7 children (3 boys and 4 girls) were sent to the following convalescent homes.— Taxal Edge Convalescent Home, Whalley Bridge, Derbyshire . 4 Margaret Beaven Convalescent Home, Heswall, Cheshire . 1 Marlborough Convalescent Hospital . 2 SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE I am indebted to Mr. James Fenton, Principal School Dental Officer for the following report:—
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