View report page

95
Treatment
statistics
dental work in 1951 is given in the report of the Chief Dental Officer; and the
rheumatism scheme is treated in some detail in a later part of this report.
Type of Centre
1948 1949 1950 1951
Vision and orthoptic New cases 31,377 32,292 33,404 35,666
Attendances 77,517 79,777 98,109 102,143
Ear, nose and throat New cases 4,972 5,843 6,974 7,289
Attendances 11,922 14,815 15,138 16,565
Minor ailments New cases 170,181 171,731 163,658 155,080
Attendances 1,052,081 1,002,051 1,014,155 1,005,549
Dental New cases 118,439 102,495 82,650 82,564
Attendances 236,175 203,523 166,874 172,063
Rheumatism New cases 1,468 1,375 1,224 1,100
Attendances 10,505 10,887 10,088 9,202
Enuresis New cases 86 830 911 1,267
Attendances 441 3,977 5,110 6,344
Nutrition New cases 1,178 1,222 1,350 1,380
Attendances 8,452 9,420 10,067 10,984
Scabies,
impetigo and
ringworm
Children treated for scabies totalled 777, compared with 916 in 1950. The
number of verminous children treated at bathing centres fell by 414 to 18,987, while
treatments needed decreased by 5,281 to 28,829.
Cases of impetigo treated at minor ailment and bathing centres numbered 2,224
compared with 2,607 in 1950.
Scalp ringworm although having a greater incidence (40 cases) than in the
previous year (27) was still comparatively rare.
Enuresis
The two sessions a week at Westminster Hospital (All Saints' Genito-Urinary
Department) for pupils referred from Council schools suffering from enuresis were
increased to three sessions a week in January. The year's figures were:—
New cases seen 607
Attendance of old cases 2,421
Total attendances 3,028
Discharged dry 85
Lapsed, sufficiently improved to satisfy parents 127
Boys formed about 65 per cent. of the total.
Similar arrangements also continued with the University College Hospital.
At the six clinics established by the Council 516 pupils attended regularly during
the year; of these 187 (36 per cent.) were cured, 203 (39 per cent.) improved and
126 (25 per cent.) did not respond to treatment. Many of the children had been
previously treated at other hospitals, by private practitioners, or at child guidance
or other clinics. Each child is medically examined in detail, including urinalysis, and
is X-rayed or referred for other specialist examination and for advice for conditions
which may have a bearing on the enuresis. As confidence is established in the parents
and the child, improvement takes place, the periods between attendances are
lengthened and the parents are advised to bring the child back should there be any
recurrence of the trouble. Each child is followed-up by the children's care organisation.
Artificial
limbs and
surgical
appliances
Artificial limbs were supplied free and were made and fitted at Queen Mary's
Hospital, Roehampton, to which children were admitted, if necessary, for training
in the use of the limb.
The arrangements were continued under which the Royal National Orthopaedic
Hospital repaired at short notice the surgical appliances (except artificial limbs) of
children in London schools for the physically handicapped who had difficulty in
getting repairs made.