[Report 1960] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough.

  • Huddersfield (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION (a) Physical Condition. The classification of physical condition varies a little from 1959, fewer children being classified as unsatisfactory. Out of the total of 5927 children examined at medical inspection during the year 5918 were classified in the Satis- factory group and 9 in the Unsatisfactory group. (b) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin. Treatment of minor ailments is carried out at the Central School Clinic, at the Salendine Nook Clinic and Greenhead Clinic. Tables showing the nature and number of defects dealt with are given later in the report. These tables show that out of 4029 attendances 1875 were made by children suffering from minor skin diseases, and 595 cases were dealt with during the year, made up as follows :—- Central Salendine Nook Greenhead Total Clinic Clinic Clinic 2880 1053 96 4029 1248 596 31 1875 424 159 12 595 Idle followin g figures show the number of cases of skin diseases dealt with during 1960 compared with 1959 1959 1960 Ringworm : Head — — Body 2 4 Scabies. . • • • • • • 5 1 Impetigo • • . • . • 33 15 Other Skin Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) . . 447 57 The total number of attendances at the Clinics was 4029 compared with 3715 at the Central Clinic in 1959. (c) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases. The following figures show the number of cases of defective vision (excluding strabismus) found at medical inspection to require treat- ment during recent years :— Y ear Number 1956 796 1957 845 1958 786 1959 837 1960 796 The number of cases of external eye disease found at medical inspection to require treatment is shown by the following figures 1959 1960 Blepharitis . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Conjunctivitis . . . . . . . . 1 3 Corneal Opacities Other conditions (excluding defective vision and squint) . . . . . . . . 7 6