[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough.

  • Burton upon Trent (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    {d). Skin Disease. Such cases wcri' for the most i^ail treated at the School Clinic. All eases of Mingworm were inspected b}’ the .Medical Ollieer, and the diagnosi.s was verified \^ith the aid of microseojn- in the ca.se cd' distaise of the scailp. Five ca.scs of Ringworm of the seal]) were, submitted for X-ray epilation with curative results. (e). External Eye Disease. Cases of Pim])le inflammation of the conjunctiva oi' c\e!ids wej'c treated at the School Clinic. 'I'he more sj-rious inflammatory and ulcerative disorders of the cornea were referred to the General Infirmary to be .seen by the (Ophthal- mologist. There were no cases of serious impairment of vision n-sulting fi’om thc.se (.lefects. (/). Defects of VioiOII. Defective vision is treated by a special clinic held on Fridays both in the forenoon and in part of the afternoon, and also on .sevcra.l miseellaneons days fixed by the Ofedical Officer from time to time. Xo charge is made for the ti'(-atinent, and if a ])re,sciiption for glasses be given, the.se can be obtained at a low [)rice. under a contract bct\\(-en a local optician and the education Committi*e. In necessitous eases, there is a fmid through which the Fflucation Committee relieves the parents of this expense. This fund was made use of for 19 cases in 1927. Continual re-inspeetioii is madi* of children hw whom glasses ari‘ eonsidcred to be neee.ssai'v, and strong pres.sure brought to bear to ohtaiii the glasses, and also to get them worn. The Inspector of the Xational Society for the Pn'vciilir)n of Cruelty to Children has aid<'d where rejjreseiitations were made to him, and in every instance has been siuaiessfnl without resoitiug to legal oonipulsion. Teachers can be of great service in insisting on their puj'ils wearing glas.scs, and through this medium, in most eases, tlu-.se neees.'-'iiie.s for the ])i'es(>r\alion of vision are in constant use. in verv slight-(lef(>ets ii< is still made of oilers of treatm.ent with about oO ))er cent of response.