[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.
- Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![111 addition, throughout the year three children were attending the following residential schools for delicate children:— Corley Open Air School, (Aventry .... .... .. . 1 The Children’s Convalescent Home, Cheshire .... .... 2 One of these children was ascertained during the year as suffering from subnormal nutrition and debility and recurrent asthma. Tuition in Hospital 50 Dudley children between the ages of 5 and 15 received some form of educational tuition in the Guest Hospital and various hos- pitals in other parts of the country in accordance with Section 56 of the Education Act, 1944. A teacher is emjiloyed by this x\uthority to visit the Dudley Guest Hospital for two hours on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays of each week. Temporary Transport to and from School During the year five children were trans])orted to and from school for short periods for the following reasons:— 4 children with fractures resulting from street accidents. 1 child, following eonvaleseenee from rheumatism, to avoid un- due exertion. Conditions requiring Hospital Treatment or Investigations The following is a summary of conditions requiring admission to hospital for treatment and/or investigations:— Rheumatism, etc. Rheumatic P’ever . 3 Rheumatic Heart Disease .... ... . . 1 Acute Rheumatism .... . . . 4 8 Chest Conditions Pneumonia 5 Asthma 4 Bronchitis . . . . . 3 Distressed Breathing .. . . . .. l 13 Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions T’s and A’s Operation . . 236 Nasal Obstruction .. ... .... .... 2 Post-nasal Catarrh .. . .. . .. . . . 1 Sinusitis .. .. . . .... ... 1 Auditory Polyp . . . . .. i Mastoidectomy .. ... .... .... .... 2 Anthral washout .... .... .... .... 1 244](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29171271_0068.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
