[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Reading County Borough.

  • Reading (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Reading County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SPECIAL INQUIRIES. Register of children suffering from organic heart disease and rheumatic conditions. The number of elementary school children known to be suffering from organic cardiac disease is 73, of whom 35 are boys and 38 are girls. This gives an average of 5-7 cases per 1,000 of the school population. The majority of these children are able to attend the ordinary schools but they are kept under observation and where necessary the character of their physical exercises is suited to their physical disability. Eleven attend the physically defective department of the Whitley Special school and 2 the mentally defective department. The following shows the previous history of the above cases of cardiac defect :— Rheumatic fever (24) and subacute rheumatism (12) ... ... ... 36 Chorea ... ... ... ... ... 7 Scarlet fever (severe) ... ... ... 2 Measles (severe) ... ... ... 2 Pneumonia ... ... ... ... 4 In 14 instances there was no history of severe illness and in 8 the cardiac defect had apparently existed from birth. MISCELLANEOUS. Two pupil teachers and 60 scholarship candidates were examined. Three boys were examined for admission to the “ Warspite ” training ship. TABLE I. 1,509 1,677 1,060 Total ... 4,246 Number of other routine inspections ... ... 70 B. Other Inspections. Number of special inspections ... ... ... 1,525 Number of re-inspections ... ... ... ... 8,805 Total ... 10,330 A. Routine Medical Inspections. Number of code group inspections :— Entrants Intermediates ... Leavers ... ... ... ... ...