[Report 1937] / Principal School Medical Officer of Health, East Suffolk County Council.

  • East Suffolk (England). County Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Principal School Medical Officer of Health, East Suffolk County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of the 340 contact children examined, one child was placed under observation. {]) Other Defects and Diseases.—There is nothing special to report under this heading. 6. Following Up. Home Visits Paid by School Nurses. 1937. 1936. 1935. 1934. 1933. School Nurses. District Nurses. Total. Tonsils and Adenoids .... 125 30 155 166 102 198 261 Defective Vision 169 29 198 192 130 182 317 Skin Diseases .... 141 — 141 55 99 131 170 Infectious Diseases 960 — 960 1208 1660 2345 783 Other Defects .... 271 36 307 267 132 208 254 tVerminous Children .... 258 258 326 308 667 584 Dental Defects .... 14 6 20 13 1 3 100 Total home visits 1938 101 2039 2227 2438 3734 2469 t These home visits were in respect of one or more children (total number of home visits in respect of individual children—355). There has been a reduction of 188 visits, due to illness of Nurses, and to less visiting required for infectious diseases. 7. Medical Treatment (a) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin.—Children suffering from these conditions were referred to their private Medical Practitioners when treatment was required. {b) Visual Defects and External Eye Disease.—The following figures relate to children refracted during the past eight years :— Number of cases sub- mitted to refraction by the Medical Officers. Number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed. Number of children who obtained spectacles.* (a) through the Com- mittee’s scheme. (b) other- wise. Total (a) through the Com- mittee’s scheme. (b) other- wise. Total. 1930 594 484 23 507 380 26 406 1931 810 587 34 621 483 58 541 1932 662 489 27 516 530 51 581 1933 574 412 21 433 404 31 435 1934 557 390 27 417 387 37 424 1935 500 376 28 404 323 36 359 1936 427 326 30 356 364 42 406 1937 502 382 28 410 276 33 309 ♦ Including cases refracted in previous years.