[Report 1931] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1931
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Credit: [Report 1931] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table shows the percentage of children at the age of 12 requiring treatment for eye defects since the war :— Year Percentage of Year Percentage of defects. defects. 1919 10.0 1925 7-9 1920 10.2 1926 7-3 1921 8.5 1927 7-9 1922 7.6 1928 8.1 1923 7-5 1929 9.0 1924 8.2 1930 8.9 1931 8.9 Ear Disease and Hearing.—Experience has shown that a large number of cases of deafness and otorrhoea are due to an attack of an acute infectious disease, such as measles or scarlet fever, or to throat affections, but especially to the presence of unhealthy tonsils and adenoids. Seventy- one routine cases and 22 special cases were referred for treatment either on account of deafness or otorrhoea, or both. The figures for the previous year were, 64 routine cases and 18 special cases. Dental Caries.—The following tables show percentages of dental caries at the various age periods amongst the children examined. These percentages ot decayed teeth found by the School Medical Inspectors correspond fairly closely with those given by the School Dental Officers. RESULT OF ROUTINE INSPECTION BY THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS. Age 5. Age .S. Age 12. No. of children Exam¬ ined. Average No. of decayed teeth per child. Per¬ centage of children free from caries. No. of children Exam¬ ined. Average No. of decayed teeth per child. Per¬ centage of children free from caiies. No. of children Exam¬ ined . Average No. of decayed teeth per child. Per¬ centage '■ of child ren:-] free from caries. Dr. Blake . . 504 5.2 18 691 4.2 12 495 2.1 26 Dr. Evans .. 297 3.0 32 439 2.0 32 334 2.0 36 1 Dr. Priestley 33.3 4.6 19 462 3.2 14 359 1.4 39 Dr. Weston 424 3.7 21 606 3.7 15 430 1.9 30 Dr. Harris . . 394 2.6 37 482 2.3 27 388 1.1 43 1 Dr. Nicol 397 3.5 20 417 2.7 23 386 1.5 36 1 2349 3.8 24 3097 3.1 20 2392 1 .6 35 1 Dental Officers 3.4 23 2.7 1.9 25