[Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough.
- Smethwick (Worcestershire, England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1936
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(a) MINOR AILMENTS. The number of defects treated under the Authority’s Scheme during- the year was 2,124, while 57 defects were treated other¬ wise than under the Scheme, Details of the defects dealt with will he found in Table IV of Appendix A. ib) TONSILS AND ADENOIDS. A total of 138 cases received operative treatment during the year, while 59 cases received other forms of treatment. The h^'ures for the past five years are as lielow : — 1932 186 1933 104 1934 172 1935 122 1936 138 The operations were carried out as follows ; — St. Chad’s Hospital 10 Children’s Hospital 74 Ear and Throat Hospital 14 Other Hospitals 40 138 (r) TULERCULOSIS. Cases of Tuberculosis are referred for diagnosis and treat¬ ment to the Chest Clinic, and are often kept under prolonged observation. During the year, 92 children of school age came under the observation of the Chest Clinic, including “ contacts ” of knowm cases. Pulmonary Other Forms Number found Tuberculous — 7 Number Suspected 2 — Number found Non- Tul)erculous 83 — X-Ray examinations are made wdiere indicated as an aid to diagnosis. Close co-operation exists between the School Medical Department and the Tuberculosis Dispensary; the Tuberculosis Officer and the Assistant Tuberculosis Officer are also res])ec- tively School Medical Officer and Assistant School Medical (Ifficer,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30091536_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
