[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    One child attended the Child Guidance Clinic for a number of sessions. A 14-year-old boy developed osteomyelitis and was admitted as an emergency case to the local hospital. Only one accident occurred at the school and the child involved was treated for a scalp wound. In addition, the general practitioner treated one case of bronchial pneumonia and one case of cystitis as well as numerous minor ailments such as boils. Following Mass Radiography one member of the staff was suspected to be suffering from a chest infection and arrangements were immediately made for all the children and staff at the school to be skin tested and the positive reactors were subsequently x-rayed at the Westwood Hospital. As a result of this investigation one boy was found to be suffering from a tuberculous infection of the lung. He was immediately isolated and removed for treatment to the Northfield Sanatorium, Driffield. CHILD GUIDANCE One of the assistant school medical ofbcers continued to hold regular sessions with the help of the full-time social worker. A total of 167 clinic sessions were held, and the social worker made 322 visits to homes and schools. One hundred and eleven children were referred to the Clinic from the following sources:— Educational 40 Medical 54 Parent 7 Court Cases 7 Social Agency 3 Total Ill A total of 66 cases were carried forward from 1960, 53 of which were receiving treatment and the remaining 13 cases were on the waiting list. One hundred and eleven cases were referred to the Clinic, making a total case load of 177 children to be seen and of this number, 147 received treatment. The following table shows the number of interviews carried out by the clinic staff:— Diagnostic Treatment Parent Total No. interviews interviews Reviews interviews interviews 102 236 2 229 569