[Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Harrogate Borough.

  • Harrogate (England). Borough Council. nb2014025795.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Harrogate Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V. FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION. These are set out in detail in Table II. in the statistical appendix; they are very much the same as in former years. VI. FOLLOWING UP. The “ following up ” of defective school children is carried out as in former years. The work is almost entirely in the hands of the School Nurses, who during the year paid 1,659 visits to the homes of the children; 542 of these were “ following up ”; 828 were in connection with infectious dis- eases; and 289 for miscellaneous reasons. VII. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT. (a) Skin Diseases and Minor Ailments. These are for the most part treated at the School Clinic, which is conducted by the School Medical Officer on one afternoon per week, and which also serves as an inspection clinic. It was attended during the year by 821 new cases, the principal reasons for attendance being:— Diseases of the Eye 48 Diseases of the Ear 38 Tonsils and/or Adenoids 96 Other Diseases of the Nose and Throat 33 Skin Diseases 117 Infectious Diseases 34 Enlarged Glands 14 Rheumatism 8 Deformities 4 Nervous Conditions 4 Heart Diseases 2 Bronchitis, etc 26 Miscellaneous 397 821