[Report 1952] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.

  • Cumberland (England). County Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    T/VBLE D SHOWING THE WORK. CARRIED OUT BY THE NURSING STAFF IN FOLLOWING UP DEFECTS Condition. No. of cases. No. of visits paid Eye Conditions 4 ... 12 Skin Diseases 9 26 Nose and Throat Conditions ... 178 ... 679 Ear Conditions 8 17 Heart and Circulation 1 2 General Cases ... 25 80 ' 225 ... 816 Uncleanliness The school nurses made 103,760 examinations of children for verminous conditions and uncleanliness, and of this total 2,250 children were adversely reported on. In this connection, and in connection with cases of un- cleanliness discovered at the routine inspection, the school nurses paid 984 visits to the homes of the children, m addition, of course, to a very large amount of treatment undertaken at the school clinics. TABLE E SHOWING ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENT UNDERTAKEN DURING THE YEAR Number on Aftercare Register at 1 /1 / 52 New cases during 1952 ... Cases renotified after previous discharge Number removed from Register ... Number on Register at 31/12/52 Attendances at surgeon’s clinics ... Attendances at intermediate clinics Home visits by Orthopaedic Physiotherapists ... Plasters applied ••• Surgical boots & appliances supplied and renewed Cases receiving hospital treatment during 1952 ... Cases awaiting admission to hospital. 31/12/5- X-ray examinations during 1952 Awaiting X-ray 733 301 23 291 766 850 2,111 241 28 172 44 15 68 41