[Report 1928] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council.

  • Lanarkshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1928
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Credit: [Report 1928] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ation, to be cured, improved, or under treatment. It is gratifying to report that of all cases of visual impairment, whether slight or \ severe, 59.4 per cent, received treatment, and of the 811 cases of squint reported, 56.6 per cent, came under the care of an ophthalmic ' surgeon. This latter disability is still looked upon by too many j parents as an unfortunate dispensation of Providence for which nothing can, or need be, done, and especially so if the sufferers j happen to be boys. With girls, the case is rather different, and mothers are more anxious to have the disfigurement rectified, prob-1 ably with a view to future matrimonial transactions. How much! can be done in the way of conserving vision in a squinting eye andj of removing an unsightly blemish has been repeatedly emphasized in these Reports, and in a subsequent section of this present Report,] Dr Ernest Thomson, who has been in the Authority’s service for many years as ophthalmic surgeon, has given a most carefud survey j of his experience in dealing with cases of squint occurring in school children. Dr Thomson’s findings will be of undoubted interest to his professional brethren and, it is hoped, also to teachers and ala who are interested in the physical well-being of young children. In regard to the treatment of visual defects, during the year 8,104 new cases were treated by the Authority's ophthalmic surgeons.' In addition, 3,916 cases were re-examined, making a total of 7,020 attendances at the ophthalmic clinics. A full account of the visual treatment in the whole County is given in a later section of this Report (pages 36-44). Eor diseases of the ear, nose, and throat. 369 children were treated by the Authority’s rhinologist, necessitating 703 attendances of the patients at the clinics (pages 50-51). As regards the treatment of minor ailments of the skin, eye, ear, nose. etc.. 7,133 children received treatment at the Authority’s clinics, the total attendances at the varous treatment centres amounting to 55,392. For full details of the work at these, clinics see pages 52-55 of this Report. (D) CLOTHING. Systematic Cases. Number Examined. Insufficient. In need of Repair. Dirty. Number. Per cent. Number. Percent. Number. Per cent. 30,911 89 •29 1- o 00 1 2 61 1682 544 Special Cases. Number found Defective. I 211