[Report 1923] / School Medical Officer of Health, Northampton Borough.

  • Northampton (England). Borough Council
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / School Medical Officer of Health, Northampton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INSPECTION. The children examined who were referred for treatment other than treatment at the Clinic, numbered 730 presenting 829 defects ; of these 766 were treated and 36 were not and concerning the remaining 27 no report was available. The number of children kept under observation for various conditions was 430, and 153 others were examined, for whom treatment or further treatment was deemed unnecessary. The Clinic is also used for the medical examination of teachers, bursars, student teachers, etc., as occasion requires and two of these were seen during the year. SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND ON INSPECTION. Disease or Defect. Malnutrition Uncleanliness Skin Eye Ear Nose and Throat Head . Body . {Ringworm (scalp) {Other Disease . 'Vision and Squint .. Ext. Eye Disease Defective Hearing .. Ear Disease . Dental Disease . I Enlarged Tonsils .. j Adenoids . (Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids . Speech Defects . Heart (Organic . and 4 Functional. Circulation (Anaemia .. Lungs /'Definite Tuberculosis ! Suspected Tuberculosis ] Bronchitis . V Other Diseases . Nervous (Epilepsy . System j Chorea . (Other Diseases Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis Deformities . Other Conditions . Totals Number referred 1 for Treatment.* Results of Treatment. Remedied. ; Improved. Unchanged. 218 143 51 19 8 4 2 1 17 10 1 6 90 75 4 9 9 3 — — 39 29 6 3 7 5 — 1 13 8 2 1 61 26 12 — 19 14 2 — 8 3 2 1 12 6 1 — 3 1 2 — 6 4 1 — 13 1 9 2 1 i 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 L _. 1 11 6 1 3 289 243 23 14 829 592 113 61 1 No I Treatment. No Report. Number kept under observation. — -- 7 — 5 1 — _ 47 1 1 -- 5 1 307 •—■ 1 1 1 -—- 5 1 1 — 23 ■—• ■- 1 2 2 2 1 4 1 ___ _ 2 3 1 — 1 5 6 2 — 1 5 3 1 — —• 1 1 2 — 1 6 1 8 28 36 27 435 *In the above group those only requiring dental treatment obtained it at the Clinic.