[Report 1934] / School Health Service, Leicestershire County.

  • Leicestershire (England). County Council. School Health Service.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / School Health Service, Leicestershire County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The most common skin condition treated at clinics is Impetigo and 208 such cases received treatment during the year. In addition 134 children were referred to private practitioners for treatment for this complaint. There has again been a decrease in the number of cases of Scabies treated at clinics, fourteen such cases having been dealt with this year in comparison with sixteeen last year. Local treatment of ringworm of the scalp and body is undertaken at the various school clinics by the Assistant School Medical Officers and 47 cases attended for treatment. This treatment is efficacious in cases of ringworm of the body but when the scalp is affected prolonged periods of absence from school are sometimes necessary before a cure is effected. It should be possible if the hair is cut to permit a child to attend school wearin'g a special cap but it has been found that parents are averse to allowing the children to go to school in these circumstances as they complain of the attitude of the other children. It is not considered wise to insist on their atten¬ dance as ill effects may occur where very sensitive children are concerned. The ideal method of dealing with ringworm of the scalp is treat¬ ment by X-Ray and where possible this form of treatment is applied. Only a small proportion of the cases however can be submitted to X-Ray treatment owing to difficulties in securing the attendance of the children from rural areas at a Central Clinic and the reluctance of parents to make use of this form of treatment when they realise that a temporary alopecia will result. Examinations of specimens of hair as an aid to diagnosis and as an indication of cure are carried out at the County Laboratory. During the year 84 specimens of hair were submitted for examination by Assistant School Medical Officers. Of these 29 were positive. The number of cases of other forms of skin diseases which re¬ ceived some other form of treatment was 101. (e) Ear Diseases and Deafness. During the year arrangements were made with the Leicester City Authority for the treatment of ear diseases and deafness at the Leicester City Clinic, Richmond House. The arrangement allows for the treatment of fifteen children each week from the
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