[Report 1948] / School Health Service, Caithness County Council.

  • Caithness (Scotland). County Council. School Health Service.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Health Service, Caithness County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3 inspection* Some cases of soborrhoea and psoriasis were encountered and cases of acne were found among the older pupils. No. of pupils examined#. .......1058• No. of pupils with defect...............e.,.. 74. Percentage with defect 6.99%. NUTRITIONAL STATE t Most of the children examined were well nourished and no case of severe malnutrition was met0 No. of chiidi 6 n examinee!. , 030.00.. .ooo#.oo.o..o ol6t_^8 . No# showing slighg dexeco®...21. Percentage...o©o00....0000.000.•,. .. •00...o»o.o• 1 • 9 7 /^ # MOUTH AND TENTH UNHEALTHY i Only really bad cases are included in this report as the dentist gives a full review of the condition of the children’s teeth. No. examined...... ....... .................1058. No. showing serious defect...................... 28. Percenoage. . 0 0 . • #.. . . . 0 . o . . . 0. . 0 » 0 • . . . o .. ». o © • . ©^o04/^© NAS Q-PHARYNX1 Nose 1 The principal defects found were nasal catarrh and adenoids. No. examined .1058• No. with def ect... .............................. 61., Percentage with defect .5.82/, Throat s A hundred and thirty one children were found to have tonsils which will require observation giving a percentage of 12.5 with a defect. In forty nine cases the parents were advised to consult their own Doctor regarding the condition of their children’s tonsils. Glands s A large number of children were found to have slightly enlarged glands,, but no severe co.se was met during the session No. of chixdren eGvam1 ne o.. © . 0. . © 0. . o . . . o , . o . c . . .•1608 . No. w 11 n. delect,o. © o . © . , © « ©00 oo. . © . <> 0 © . oooo.o... 165. Percentage...a o.c.®.ooc..o.«..o*©.o.....o©..o.o.6.97/o. EYES; External Diseases; Nineteen cases of blepharitis were met giving a percentage of 1,77. No case of conjunctivitis was encountered at the systematic examination, and only two cases with corneal opacities. Squints/
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