[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds (England). City Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    for institutional or prolonged psychiatric treatment. Only the most serious and urgent cases have been referred to the University Child Guidance Clinic as that clinic has to deal with many other cases besides those referred by the School Medical Officers. There is no hope of being able to deal with the slighter cases of maladjustment until the Authority can establish its own clinic. The need for hostels for maladjusted children has been pointed out repeatedly but so far no progress has been made with their provision. It is very difficult to obtain places in hostels for maladjus¬ ted children established by other Authorities owing to the shortage of accommodation. (io) Physically Handicapped. Dr. I. Holoran reports “ At the end of 1948 there were 132 children on roll at Potternewton School for Physically Handicapped Children. These suffered from the following disabilities :— Acquired Valvular Disease of the Heart 28' Sinus Arrhythmia Congenital Heart Disease . . . . 13, Cerebral Palsy Tuberculous Bones and Joints— Spine .. y'] Foot Hip .. 3 Elbow .. 1 Knee Poliomyelitis Osteomyelitis . . Meningocele Pseudocoxalgia Still’s Disease .. Splenic Anaemia Muscular Dystrophy Haemophilia Spina Bifida Fragilitas Ossium Congenital Absence of Radius Chorea Congenital Talipes Equino Varus Amputation of Arm Laceration of Leg Achondroplasia Amputation of Fingers and Scarring due to Nephritis Amyotonia Congenita Congenital Lues l Burns 42 36 14 8 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1