[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1953
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![At the South Health Clinic a total of 26 children of school age made 474 attendances during the year. Debility Bronchitis Catarrh Anaemia Bronchial catarrh T.B. Spine Improved Not Improved Still under treatment at end of year. 10 — 8 3 — 2 3 — 3 4 — 4 5 — 4 1 — — HANDICAPPED PUPILS During the year, 18 Physically Handica])ped Pupils were newly ascertained and registered in the following categories: — Category (b) Partially Sighted 1 pupil Category (c) Deaf ... 1 pupil Category (d) Partially Deaf 2 pupils Category (h) Physically Handicapped— Heart Disease 2 pupils Spasticity 4 pupils Scoliosis and Deformed Chest 1 pupil Paralysis following Poliom.yelitis 3 pupils Category (j) Delicate 4 pupils In addition, 38 re-examinations of children registered in previous years were carried out by the School Medical Officers. SPASTIC PUPILS In anticipation of any special provision in the future for the teaching and training of Spastic Children in Birkenhead, it was decided fluring the year to prepare a comprehensive register of Spastics. Local Hospitals and tlie Birkenhead & Wirral Invalid Children’s Association have y)romised to notify the Health Department of new cases of Cerebral Palsy.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927473_0078.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
