[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly Borough.

  • Llanelli (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tonsils and adenoids present together, 25 children—1.7 per cent. (14 boys, 11 girls). Defective Speech.—Two children, 0.1 per cent. Heart and Circulation.—Organic disease of the heart—three children, 0.2 per cent. ; functional disease of heart—60 children, 4.0 per cent. ; anaemia—17 children, 1.1 per cent. Rickets.—20 children (16 boys and 4 girls) showed some signs of deformity resulting from this disease. Special Examinations.—The chief conditions discovered were:— Skin Diseases 41 Eye Diseases 16 Defective Vision and Squint 68 Anaemia ... 138 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1 Chorea 10 Organic Heart Disease ... 17 Vaccination. Vaccination. Boys Girls Total Per cent. Vaccinated 426 394 820 56.0 Not Vaccinated 318 326 644 44.0 Previous History of Infectious Diseases. Measles Who Co oping ugh Chicken Pox Sea Fe irlet ver Diph theria No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Boys ... 531 71.3 340 45.7 197 26.6 44 5.9 33 4.4 Girls ... 534 74.1 373 51.8 227 31.5 55 7.6 35 4.8 Total ... 1065 72.7 713 48.7 424 28.9 99 6.7 68 4.6 TREATMENT OF DEFECTS FOUND AT MEDICAL INSPECTION. School Clinic.—The average daily attendance was 50. The attendance ranged between 30 and 60 on the days when the schools were open. During all holidays the clinic is open for treatment,