[Report 1955] / School Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Divisional Executive.

  • North Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council (Scarborough Divisional Executive)
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / School Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Divisional Executive. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (a) Minor Ailments. There was again a slight reduction in the number of children who attended the Minor Ailments Clinics during 1955 compared with the previous year, though the total attendances showed little change (2,998 in 1954). The conditions for which they attended are given in the following table :— Conditions for which children attended M.A. Clinics. No. of first visits. Total Attendances. Scabies 1 2 Impetigo 36 140 Ringworm — — Uncleanliness (including Verminous Conditions) 26 40 Minor Injuries 284 557 External Eye Disease 64 150 Ear Discharge and Deafness 31 279 Nose and Throat 12 20 Heart and Circulation 15 64 Skin (Non-contagious) 291 851 Other conditions ... 243 913 Total 1003 3016 (b) Defective Vision. A resume of the work done at the Ophthalmic Clinic year is presented in the table which follows :— Number of sessions (by Ophthalmic Surgeon) Number of children examined Spectacles prescribed Recommended other forms of treatment during the 47 430 211 23 (c) Ear, Nose and Throat. Two hundred and forty-four school children received operative treatment at Scarborough Hospital during the year, and 8 received other forms of treatment. Mr Guy L. Thompson continued with his monthly sessions at the School Clinic, 17 children making 52 attendances. Audio metric Survey. The County Council’s audiometric nurse visited primary schools, apart from the rural ones, for the purpose of testing the hearing of the 8 year old children. Altogether, 692 children were tested, 38 of whom failed the test. These failures were re-examined by your medical officers, and, where necessary, referred for further investiga¬ tion by the Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon at Scarborough Hospital. 5