[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tire total iHiioher of cases dealt with in the clinics and by the school iinrses during the years 1949 and 1950 is shown in the following tabby viz.: — Defect. 1949. 1950. (dinie-s. Nurses. 45)tals. Olinie'S. Nurses. 45 dais. Ringworm (head) ... 1 4 5 5 ‘) w i Ringworm (body) ... la 15 28 12 13 25 Scabies 17 4:1 (*.0 15 9 24 Tmpetigo 179 121 :ioo 220 100 320 Other Skin Disease's. :tS9 180 .569 .345 144 489 Minor Eiye defects ... Minor Ihir defeeds 21 (; ::i4 .5.30 243 576 and Deafness Minor Injuries, 215 102 ;n 7 .351 !K> 441 Brni.ses, edc , 2138 :m 2441 2640 257 2897 Teetals 3168 1082 4250 858 4779 SCHOOL NURSES. Figures i-ela1ing to ill is woi'lc for I!I5() are as follows: — Visits to Schools : — Uoiitiiit' (‘xaiiiinalions 611 Follow-iiy visits 176 Xo. of cliitlrc'ii ('xainiiKMl 58238 Visits to Homes: — Xo. of homes visit(sl Xo. of (liildrtm .st>eit on tlu‘se visits Reasons for these visits :— Mneleanliiu'ss lliiior ailments Nutrition ()ther reasons 2449 2902 1023 675 907 INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Particulars of iiifeciious diseases will be found in the earlier section of this rej)ort. li was not necessary to close any schools on account of ontbieaks of infections diseases. EXAMINATION FOR MENTAL CONDITION. During the year 11-1 (diildien were s])ecially examined, com])ared with bb in the previous year. The findings ot tliest' special examinations were as follows : — Normal int(‘lliyn;mc(' 3 Eklucationally ►Suh-Normal: — (a) for (‘ducal ion in .special (dasse.s 16 (h) for education in .sixM-ial schools 36 For notitieatiou under 11.1). Acts:- (a) Thider Section 57 (■'>) of tlu' Fdueation Act, 1941 20 (h) rud(‘r S'(‘ction 57 ( li of tin* Fdmaation Act, 1!M4 1 (cl Fnd(‘r S(‘(‘l ion .57 (5) of tlu‘ Fdueation Act, 1944 24 Decisions d(‘f(‘rr('d 5 In addition nine (diildren, ])reviously ascertained as educationally snb-normal, were re-examined and found not to require supervision after leaving school.