[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cleanliness. ()iily i:'/.! chiUlrc-ii were the sul)jecl of advice to parents on infestation or evidence of recent infestation. Tliis form of in.spec- tion is carried out with circumspection, as de.scrihed in last year’s re])ort. and is concerned with much more than “ nits.” Skin. Forty-one ca.ses of skin troubles requiring- treatment were brought to light through medical or nurses’ inspections, and :-!4 cases brought under observation. Thirty-four cases of imi)etigo and IdO cases of other skin troubles were treated at the Minor Ailments Clinic during the year. Vision. The clinic arrangements at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital continued, with IMr. O’Neill tbe Consultant Ophthalmologist. The nurses carry out check tests at age 7 and IH in addition to those at periodic medical examinations. The facilities at the school clinic for e3'esight testing were improved during the y'ear. Found at Routine IMedical Insi->ections : — Number of children tested ... ... ... ... 040 Number found to be suffering from Visual Defect ... 70 Number found to be suffering from Squint ... ... 4 Number found to be suffering from Other Defects ... H b'ound at Special Insi>ection : — Number of children found with Visual Defects ... ’202 Number of children found with Squint ... ... 10 Number of children found with Other Defects ... 14 Visual Defects treated by Ophthalmic vSurgeon (Vision, vSquint, etc.) : — Total cases of Visual Defect treated or under observa- tion ... ... ... ... ••• ••• b’S Spectacles prescribed or alreadv' wearing glasses ... Ill O])erations for Squint ... ... ... ... ... 4 Children with squint are given eye exercises at the Orthoi-)tic Clinic at the Kent and Canterbury Hosi)ital as directed by the consultant. The number of children wearing glasses or having them ju'escribed has fallen to 111. Only 54 recpiired siiectacles for the first time. .Male school leavers are given a colour vision te.st. Defects of Nose and Throat. < Such defects were identified in 107 pupils at jjcriodic medical examinations and in 117 siK-cial insiiections. Twelve of the former and 44 of the latter retpiired some treatment. Fleveii case-s were referred for specialist advice of whom 7 hacl operative treatment, 1 had other treatment and .4 did not keep their appoint- ments.