[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.
- Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1910
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![93 1 here were ol cases of squint, and 24 children were wearing1 o s])ectaeles. The parents of those children whose vision was below () 12 in both eyes, or who had developed a squint, were notified or advised to piocuie medical advice, with a view to the provision of suitable spectacles. Children very often are averse to wearing spectacles, and many of the parents hold extraordinary views upon the subject, forgetting that the condition is one liable rather to become worse than better in future years. I should mention that 25 cases of defective vision occurring amongst those children who are inmates of the Workhouse have been provided with suitable spectacles by the Guardians. TEETH. The Table set out on page 24 records the number of decayed teeth in boys and girls at different age periods. Cards stating shortly the value of, and reasons for, daily cleansing of the teeth have been given to the elder children inspected, and I believe, generally speaking, that there has been more attention paid in this respect. W hater ei action, local oi national, is taken m future years regard¬ ing the conservative treatment of children’s teeth, it must be accompanied by teaching and instilling into the children the absolute necessity of the daily cleansing of the teeth.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30198720_0087.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
