[Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough.

  • Smethwick (Worcestershire, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (r) TONSILS AND ADENOIDS. 1'he number of children found to liave unhealthy tonsils and/or adenoids requiring treatment was 112. In addition 496 children were found to have abnormal conditions of the nose or throat which did not require operative treatment. (d) TUBERCULOSIS. In three cases pulmonary tuberculosis was suspected and live cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were found. These cases were referred for observation or treatment to the Chest Clinic. (c) SKIN DISEASES. There were 23 children found to be suffering from skin disease referred for treatment. Comparison with findings of the previous three years is as follows : — 1936 1935 1934 1933 Number inspected 3,449 3,899 4,616 4,339 Ringworm (all forms) 6 1 8 4 Scabies 2 3 2 2 Impetigo 3 6 11 9 Other conditions 12 20 19 19 23 30 40 34 Percentage 0.65% 0.76% 0.86% 0.78% Eacilities are available for refractory cases of Seal]) King- worm to receive X-Ray treatment at the Birmingham Education Committee’s Clinic, Great Charles Street. No cases were treated during the year. (/) EXTERNAL EYE DISEASES. Eorty-eight of the children inspected were found to be sulfering from Blepharitis, Conjunctivitis or other external eye conditions, 41 being referred for treatment and 7 for observation.