[Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Westmorland County Council.

  • Westmorland (England). County Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Westmorland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    • Ear, Nose and Throat—Enlarged tonsils and adenoids, deaf¬ ness, otorrhoea. Eye—Defective vision and squint. Orthopaedic Conditions—Flat feet, postural defects and other orthopaedic defects. Skin—Impetigo, scabies and other skin diseases. Enlarged glands, heart conditions and chest conditions were also observed. MEDICAL INSPECTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Age. No. Inspected. No. requiring treatment. (Excluding DentalDecay) NUTR] [TION. A. B. C. D. 4 2 — 2 — — — 5 . 6 1 4 2 — — 6 4 2 4 # — — — 7 9 1 7 1 1 — 8 7 — 3 4 — — 9 6 2 2 3 1 — 10 55 14 16 34 5 — 11 349 94 85 222 42 — 12 260 58 95 149 16 — 13 421 98 227 190 4 :— 14 290 63 143 143 4 — 15 242 30 140 101 1 — 16 162 25 98 64 — — 17 107 18 71 36 — — 18 15 4 9 6 — — 19 1 — 1 — — Total 1936 410 907 46.8% 955 49.3% 74 3.8% — Number of defects found in Secondary Schools for treatment or observation—550. The defects found were mainly enlarged tonsils and adenoids, defective sight, flat feet and postural defects and heart conditions.