[Report 1957] / School Medical Officer of Health, Caernarvonshire County Council.

  • Caernarvonshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / School Medical Officer of Health, Caernarvonshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Orthodontics Cases commenced during the year 38 Cases carried forward from previous year 22 Cases completed during the year 30 Cases discontinued during the year 7 Pupils treated with appliances 48 Removable appliances fitted 48 Fixed appliances fitted — Total attendances 349 Number of pupils supplied with artificial dentures 8 Table 14 Routine Inspections No. of Children No. of Children found to require not requiring Total Inspected Age Treatment Treatment 2 3 10 26 36 4 81 144 225 5 240 248 488 6 344 203 547 7 464 204 668 8 432 177 609 9 435 241 676 10 421 247 668 11 297 198 495 12 159 81 240 13 151 56 207 14 143 70 213 15 65 49 114 16 27 30 57 17 17 16 33 18 7 8 15 19 20 3 1 4 TOTALS ... 3296 1999 5295 MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT Minor Ailments Health Visitors and District Nurses treated 231 minor ailments during 1957. These comprised 25 skin complaints, 4 eye conditions, 7 conditions of the ear, and 195 miscellaneous conditions. Attendances for treatment amounted to 374. Visual Defects The Ophthalmic Specialists examined 800 children during the year. Spectacles were prescribed for 611 children and another 98 received other forms of treatment. Health Visitors and District Nurses treated 4 children for minor eye conditions at the Clinics. Ear, Nose and Throat Of 76 children examined by the Specialist during 1957, 41 were advised to have operative treatment for tonsils and/or adenoids, and 22 were referred