[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1920
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![1. All cases where defects have been found are “ followed up, visits to the homes being paid by the Health Nurses, and the parents urged to secure treatment . 2. Ee-examinations of cases of defect are made by the Assistant Medical Officers from time to time, both in the schools and at the clinics. During the past year the Health Nurses paid 4,403 visits to the homes of defective children in connection with following-up ’’—3,120 first visits and 1,283 re-visits; and 4,284 defective children were re-examined by the Assistant Medical Officers . Treatment of children found, at medical inspections held during 1920, to be suffering from defects which required medical attention— As has been stated above, 4,858 out of the 8,514 children examined at routine or special inspections in elementary schools during 1920 were found to be suffering from defects requiring medical attention; of this 4,858, 2,907 or 59.8 per cent, received treatment before the end of the year. Details of the various types of ailment treated will be found in Table S 4. Treatment carried out at Minor Ailments Clinic.—At this Clmic treatment is given for such defects as otorrhoea, external eye disease, impetigo, scabies, ringworm, etc. Eingworm of the scalp received special attention, 99 cases being dealt with, all the cases making daily attendances in the early stages of the disease. Of these 74 were discharged cured, leaving 25 on the register at the end of the year. The scheme for the treatment of cases of malnutrition, etc., was continued. Emulsion, malt extract, simple tonics, etc., were purchased from a wholesale chemist and sold to patients at cost price, sales books being kept and duly audited. The patients attended once a week for the medicines, and a record of weight and progress was kept in each case on a separate supervision card. Many of the parents have i expressed gratitude for the opportunity thus afforded, and the results : obtained have been most satisfactory. Cases treated included tuberculosis, rickets, malnutrition, anaemia, debility after influenza, bronchitis, and convalescence after infectious diseases, and many minor debilitating ailments. This work has been carried out in co-operation ! witli the Tuberculosis Clinic in this department, the local War Pensions Committee, and the ]3irkenhead and Wirral Invalid Children’s : Association ; many of our children have been passed on to this last ' Society, after treatment, for a stay in a convalescent home. Treatment carried out at Eye Clinic.—During the first three months of the year Dr. Grimshaw continued to act in an honorary ca])acity at the Eye Clinic. From 1st April onwards Dr. Grimshaw’s appointment as part-time oculist took effect. Below will be found ;a record of the work carried out at the Clinic during the entire year. 'Cases selected for examination by the Assistant Medical Officers were |seen by Dr. Grimshaw, and glasses were prescribed for suitable cases, i These were fitted at a later session ; and an endeavour was made so far](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2892714x_0081.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
