[Report 1931] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lancashire County Council.

  • Lancashire (England). County Council.
Date:
1931
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Credit: [Report 1931] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lancashire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following statement shows the number of individual children who received treatment under the Hospital Scheme of the Lancashire County Council during the twelve months ended 31st December, 1931 :— Disease or Defect. Elementary. Secondary. Child Welfare. Total. Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids 2,165 24 93 2,282 Defective Vision 645 42 8 695 Squint . 29 1 • • • 30 Aural ... 5 2 ... 7 Ringworm . 6 ... ... 6 Teeth ... ... 5 ... 5 The following table shows the number of cases treated at each Hospital or Infirmary with which the Lancashire County Council has made arrangements :— Hospital, Infirmary, or Treatment Centre. Tonsils and Adenoids. Defective Vision. Squint. Aural. Ringworm. Teeth. E. S. C.W. E. S. cw. E. S. C.W. E. S. C.W. E. S. C.W. E. S. C.W. Ancoats ... 1 45 6 1 10 1 Ashton-under-Lyne 122 5 12 35 3 Blackburn 94 ... 2 29 5 Bolton ... 467 3 9 ... 3 Burnley ... 12 1 90 1 Bury 13 1 5 Colne . 2 16 Davyhulme 184 1 4 Fleetwood 165 2 23 Lancaster 4 Leigh . 76 2 . . . Liverpool Eye and Ear 98 2 1 Liverpool St. Paul’s 10 Oldham ... 49 20 1 Ormskirk 100 2 4 114 8 1 Preston ... 216 4 12 160 5 3 4 4 6 Ramsbottom 18 Southport 5 ... St. Helens . 309 3 10 7 2 3 Stretford . 12 2 5 Ulverston 68 6 Warrington . 65 17 6 Whiston ... ii i Widnes. 1 . . . Wigan 52 2 Dr. Bywater 91 1 Dr. Holmes 44 7 Total ... 2165 24 93 645 42 8 29 i ... 5 2 ... 6 5 Minor Ailments. These include such defects as running ears, external eye disease, skin diseases, etc., and treatment for them is available for approximately 90,000 children. The number of individual children who received treatment during the year was 10,504. Tonsils and Adenoids. Arrangements are now in force with the following Hospitals and Clinic for the operative treatment of Tonsils and Adenoids :—Ancoats Hospital, Manchester ; Ashton-under-Lyne Infirmary ; Blackburn Royal Infirmary ; Bolton Infirmary ; Burnley Victoria Hospital; Bury Infirmary; Davyhulme Park Hospital; Fleetwood Hospital ; Hartley Hospital, Colne ; Lancaster Royal Infirmary ; Leigh Borough Clinic ; Myrtle Street Hospital, Liverpool ; Oldham Royal Infirmary ; Ormskirk Cottage Hospital; Peasley Cross Hospital, St. Helens ; Preston Royal Infirmary ; Ramsbottom Cottage Hospital; Southport Infirmary ; Ulverston Cottage Hospital; Warrington Infirmary; Widnes Accident Hospital; Wigan Royal Infirmary. During the year the number of Elementary School children who received operative treatment for this condition was 2,302, of whom 2,165 were treated under the Committee’s scheme.