[Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    l^ig'hlv-one cliildren were sent for treatment by the bhast Riclinq- lulueation AuthoritN^ to an Ophtlialmic Surp't'on, and in 50 of these eases glasses were provided. Idle Si easies lad'erred to were, upon (m(]iiirv, found to l.)e children whose parents were unable to pay the cost entailed in obtaining the ne('essar\’ treatment. I'he exj'ienses incurred bv the Authority in connection with these ('ases was /fSg 12s. yd., which gives an average cost of about /A os. lod. per case. d'li(‘ arrangements for tlu' treatment b)' the Iwhication Authoritv of necessitous children are the same as those ot last year, d'he following table gives the details of the 81 ('ases assisted bv the Authoritv : — Centre. Defect. Boys. Girls. Total. York \dsion 13 8 21 Squint Scarborough. \dsion 4 6 10 Squint Hull Vision 19 27 46 Squint 4 4 Total 36 45 81 vSome of tlu‘ castss sent for treatment are incapalile of being ben(dited to an\^ great (^xteni bv the provision of glasses, with tlie result that sooner or later the children either discard tlu* glasses entir(d\^ or do not wear them regularhu d he treatment of such cases may seem a waste of mone\g but the C'ommittee have the satisfacti(')n of knowing that thev have done all that is possible for the children. In a few cases of defective sight glasses have not been recommended by the eve specialist in vie\v