[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1934
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Below are set out particulars relating to treatment provided for secondary school children. Treatment at the General School Clinic.—6 children received treatment for minor ailments, their attendances numbering 6. Treatment at the Eye Clinic—82 children were submitted to refraction at the Eye Elinic*. Of these, ol (of whom 24 attended for renewal or alteration of glasses j^reviously obtained through the clinic') were found to have visual defects, s]K'ctacles being prescribed in 40 cases. 43 children received spectacles during the year. The following is a sumniaiy of the visual defects of nc'io cases whom spectacles were prescr ibed: First Eye Second Eye Hyperinetropia . .Hypermtropia . 2 Hvperiuetropic astigmatism ... ...Hypermetropic astigmatism.. . 5 Mvopia ...Myopia . 16 Myopia ...Emmetropia . 4 27 The high incidence of myopia is to be noted. (C) Dental Treatment Dental inspection is not carried out in secondary schools; but dental treatment is provided for those children who have been inspected and treated while in attendance at elementary schools. 78 of such children received dental treatment during the year, making 141 attendances at the clinic. BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND EPILEPTIC CHILDREN Children defective within the meaning of Part V of the Education Act are ascertained as a result of routine and special inspections in schools and reference for examination by School Attendance Officers, Health Nurses, voluntary bodies, etc. Such cliildren are certified on the appropriate forms prescribed by the Board of Education and notification sent to the Director of Education. Blind children.— (1) 7\)tally hlind children.—At the beginning of 1084 there were 4 totally blind children, of school age on the- register. During the year the names of 2 children were added, leaving 6 at the t-nd of the year. All these children were in attendance at certified Schools for the blind. (2) Partial!!! hliud rhildreji.— At the beginning of 1084 there were 08 partially l)lind children of school age on the register. During the year the names of 12 children were taken off (10 on account of reaching the age of 10 years and 2 on account of being certified so blind as to need to be taught in a school for the totally blind) and 8 new cases were added. Df these children 1 boy and 0 girls were .attending ordinary schools, and 4 boys and 1 girl were not in attend- ance at any school (8 boys and 1 girl on leave of absence from the myope class 1 ly>y feeble-minded). 15 boys and 14 girls were in](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2892728x_0117.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
