[Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, Reading County Borough.

  • Reading (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, Reading County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It is hoped that this arrangement will help materially to reduce the numbers who have failed heretofore to procure treatment. Table 4 c shews the numbers dealt with :— TABLE 4 0. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Children. Received Operative Treatment. Referred for Treatment. Under Local Education Authority’s Scheme. Clinic. By private practitioner or hospital. Total. Received other forms of Treatment. 173 — 50 50 34 X-RAY TREATMENT OE RINGWORM. One Session weekly has been set apart for the X-Ray treatment of Ringworm at the School Clinic. Until November, the work was performed by Dr. Minkley and thereafter by Dr. Taylor. The subjoined table will shew the extent of the work performed :— Ringworm of Scalp Clinic. 1920. Number of Children attending January 1st, 1920 ... ... 21 New cases ... ... ... ... ... ... 114 JL Obeli 1 Ot) TO m q ^Boys 76 Total number of attendances ... ... ... ... 474 X-Ray treatment given to ... ... ... ... 41 Number of exposures ... ... ... ... ... 99 Number of children cured by X-Ray ... ... ... 39 ,, ., ,, ,, ,, other methods ... .. 65 Total cured ... ... ... ... ... 104 Still attending December 31st, 1920 ... ... ... ... 29 Left the district ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Average time of cure by X-Ray ... 3 months. ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, other methods 6 ,, As all cases of ringworm are excluded from school while they are in an infective state the shorter time required to effect a cure by the X-Ray method represents a considerably increased number of attendances at school and an increased educational efficiency. It is also clear that no danger attaches to the method. VISION. One session per week at the ophthalmic clinic conducted by Dr. Price has been set apart for the treatment of errors of refraction and eye diseases. Towards the latter end of the year the wmrk had so increased that a second session was deemed necessary, and this, conducted by Dr. Taylor, is now in operation.
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