[Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough.

  • Huddersfield (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following figures show tho number of eases of skin diseases dealt with during 1946 compared with 1945:- 1245. 1946. Ringworm:Head ... ... 60 113 Body ... .0. 21 44 S c abios ... ... ... 165 176 Impetigo ... ... ... 346 280 Other Skin Diseasos ... 1,511 1,596 (Non-Tuborculous) The total number of attendances at tho Minor Ailment Clinic was 19*265 compared with 20,494* (d) VISUAL DEFECTS AND EXTERNAL EYE DISEASE. The following table shows the number of cases of defoctivo vision (excluding strabismus) found at medical inspection to requiro treatment during rocont years Year. Number 1942 229 1943 116 1944 176 1945 333 1946 239 The number of cases of oxtornal eye disease found at modical inspection to requiro treatment is shown by tho following figures:- 1945. 1946. Blepharitis 5 Conjunctivitis. ... 4 Keratitis Other Conditions ... 8 (excluding defective vision and squint) 17 2 1 3 (e) NOSE AND THROAT DEFECTS. Tho commonest defect of this kind was chronic tonsillitis. Cases found wore as followss- 1945. 1946. Chronic tonsillitis only 37 68 Adenoids 3 2 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoids 1 9 Other Conditions 8 8 49 87 (f) EAR DISEASE AND DEFECTIVE HEARING. 15 cases of ear dofocts requiring treatment were found at modical inspection during tho year, compared with 29 during tho previous year. They wore classified as follows 1945. 1946. Defective Hearing ... 7 2 Otitis Media...... 9 6 Other Conditions ... 13 5