[Report 1947] / School Medical Officer, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset (England). County Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / School Medical Officer, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    16 Cases seen at the Surgeon’s and Sister’s Clinics during 1917 for the first time. Tuberculosis of bones and joints ii Infantile iiaralysis (poliomyelitisj ... 23 Other paralytic conditions 8 Osteomyelitis ... 4 Congenital conditions:— Dislocation of hip ... ... ... 8 Club foot and other foot defort lities ... 73 Torticollis 11 Other congenital defonnities ... 35 127 Postural deformities: — Deformities of spine Plat foot with or without other postural 32 deformities ... ... ... 100 Knock knees ... 60 Dow legs ... 32 Oenerai defects of posture 33 263 Injuries and accidents ... ... ... 6 Other defects and deformities ... ... ... . . . 30 Arthritis ... ... ... 7 479 PHYSICAL TRAINING AND POSTURE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, The County Physical Education Staff has been depleted by one inenxber during the whole j^ear; the Y'eovil and district area has been covered by the rest of the staff as far as possible. Posture. There has been the usual co-operation between the medical and physical educa¬ tion staff'. Organisers have spent occasional days witli the Orthoptedic Surgeon in tlie clinics, and the conference between tlie two staffs was most helpful. The time—one lialf-day j)er organiser eacli week—devoted to posture, has for the most part been spent in following U]) the cliildren referred l)y the School Medical Officer at the medical inspection. It has not been ])ossible to attend to all the cases notified. It was found that m;my children so referred had left the named school, and it would be true to say that niiiny of the cases come from migrant parents. Mdien dealing with these cases, e.xercises are given and the co-operation of the teacher is sought so that she may continue with daily i)ractices afterwards. It is disa])|)oinl ing that the school dinner has resulted iu the midday rest becoming less usual than ])rcvioiisly. Nt) solulion to Ibis has as yet been found. It is well Icnown that the best cui'ali\'e, and remedial exercises are taken in a lying or sitting i^osition. In order lo increase ifacililios for such activities, a bu’ge number of mats have been ordered.