PrincipalDefectsNose <strong>and</strong> Throat ..Enlarged Cervical Gl<strong>and</strong>sHeart DiseasesLung DiseasesRheumatism38TREATMENT SCHEME.Disease or DefectMinor AilmentsDental DefectsEye Defects ..Tonsils <strong>and</strong> AdenoidsCountyNo.<strong>of</strong> Children81735645927047No.%20.09-8.76;11.29·6.641.16,<strong>of</strong> Children:" 1,992975624112Cork.-The records <strong>of</strong> work for the year <strong>1936</strong> include:-Northern Southern WesternArea Area Area(a) Routine Medical Examination<strong>of</strong> children at schools . . 5,955(b) Total number <strong>of</strong> visits to schoolsby Medical Officers for purposes3,826 3,668<strong>of</strong> inspection . . . .(c) No. <strong>of</strong> individual children found150 108 126.to be suffering from defects, includingdental defects <strong>and</strong> uncleanliness,which requiredtreatment or to be kept underobservation . . " 2,172(d) No. <strong>of</strong> individual children found2,219 1,846~to be suffering from more thanone defect(e) Total No. <strong>of</strong> defects discovered711 696 69Trequiring treatment . . 1,379(f) Total No. <strong>of</strong> defects discovered2,487 2,452.requiring to be kept underobservation . . . . 1,626(g) No. <strong>of</strong> children examined by537 366.School Nurses for cleanliness.. 10,095(h) No. <strong>of</strong> home visits <strong>and</strong> visitsto schools by nurses for thepurpose <strong>of</strong> investigating illness<strong>of</strong>" following-up" cases referredfor treatment1,58315,649 115,875,1,478 618'39(i) No. <strong>of</strong> visits by the part-timeJubilee Nurses in regard to"Following-up," etc. · . 161 456 410(j) No. <strong>of</strong> examinations by Refrac- -tion <strong>of</strong> cases <strong>of</strong> defective vision A 295 428 287No. <strong>of</strong> pairs <strong>of</strong> spectacles Bprovided . . ·. ·.. 279 402 271(k) No. <strong>of</strong> operations at Hospitals <strong>of</strong>lfcases <strong>of</strong> diseased Tonsils <strong>and</strong>rlAdenoids .. ·. ·~. 129 145 63No. dealt with by PrivatesPracti tioners · . ... 24 23 29County Donegal.-I38 schools vwere visited during the year <strong>1936</strong><strong>and</strong> 4,849 children medically exarrmined. The principal defects foundwere as follows ;-Carious TeethDiseased Tonsils <strong>and</strong> Adenoi-idsDefective VisionSuspected Pulmonary TuberoculosisUncIeanIiness2,2281,7891,3741841,478Treatment was carried out as follIlows ;-Operations for removal <strong>of</strong> enlarged or diseasedTonsils <strong>and</strong> Adenoids . . .. . . 268Children treated at School Deental Clinics. . . . 1,005Children for whom glasses were p:orescribed at School EyeClinics .,. . . . .. 9Children treated at Eye <strong>and</strong> Ear ffiospital, DeITY . . 34Children who had glasses presccribed at Eye <strong>and</strong> EarHospital, Derry .. . . . . . . 30County Dublin.~,146 childrcen Were medically examined duringthe year. The following is a surrnmary <strong>of</strong> the defects found ;-DefectMalnutritionUncleanlinessSkin DiseasesEye DefectsEar DefectsNose <strong>and</strong> Throat DiseasessGl<strong>and</strong>sDefective SpeechDental DefectsHeart DiseasesNo.<strong>of</strong> Children7961,28912974040719673852,851586
DefectLung DiseasesNon Pulmonary T.B.Nervous System (defects)Postural DefectsJuvenile RheumatismDeformitiesMental defectsOther diseases <strong>and</strong> defectsUnvaccinated40No. <strong>of</strong> Children1051221431125186107331,553CORRECTION OF DEFECTS.For the correction <strong>of</strong> defective vision <strong>and</strong> for the operative treatment<strong>of</strong> enlarged tonsils <strong>and</strong> adenoids, agreements have been completedwith most <strong>of</strong> the Dublin General Hospitals <strong>and</strong> with St. Michael'sHospital, Dun Laoghaire. During the year, 399 children receivedoperative treatment for enlarged tonsils <strong>and</strong> adenoids, whilst 345children Were sent for refraction, <strong>of</strong> whom 335 Were provided withglasses. Where other operative or special hospital treatment wasfound necessary in cases where the parents could not assist, arrangementsfor such treatment were made through the Dispensary MedicalService or other authority. Minor ailments are dealt with in the maineither privately or through the Dispensary Medical System. Innecessitous cases in rural areas where parents are unable to pay busfares in order to bring their children to Dublin for treatment, arrangementshave been made whereby these fares, after full investigation<strong>of</strong> each case, can be provided. All cases <strong>of</strong> definite or suspectedtuberculosis are referred for observation <strong>and</strong>, where found necessary,for treatment to the Tuberculosis Officer, to whom also are referred cases<strong>of</strong> malnutrition requiring special supervision owing to general debility.882 children were treated for dental defects.County Galway.-The total number <strong>of</strong> children examined during<strong>1936</strong> was 5,006 <strong>and</strong> the number <strong>of</strong> schools inspected was 66.The defects found re quiring treatment or observation were asfollows :-Dental CariesNumber2,206per cent.44.06Nose <strong>and</strong> Throat Defects1,725 34.46. Eye Defects488 9.75Ear Defects27 .54Speech Defects40 .80Mentally Deficient, Dull, etc.22 .44Heart <strong>and</strong> Circulation Defects100 2.00Lung Defects ..TuberculosisNervous SystemSkin DiseasesThyroid DiseasesDeformitiesHerniaMaln utri tionUncleanlinessOther Diseases or DefectsAbsence <strong>of</strong> Vaccination Marks(including External Eye Diseases) was . . . . 662Of the 1,059 " Specials" dealt with, 404 were cases <strong>of</strong> enlargedtonsils <strong>and</strong> adenoids <strong>and</strong> 655 cases <strong>of</strong> defective vision. Included inthe " Special" cases are those referred for treatment by DispensaryMedical Officers.There were 2,637 children treated for dental defects, 891 treatedfor defective vision <strong>and</strong> glasses provided for 783. The number <strong>of</strong>children operated on for the removal <strong>of</strong> tonsils <strong>and</strong> adenoids was 462.County Limerick.-There were 5,229 children medically examined<strong>and</strong> the following defects were found :-No. <strong>of</strong> ChildrenTonsils <strong>and</strong> Adenoids . . . . . . . . 247Dental . . . . . . .. . . 886Vision .. .. .. .. .. 529Squint <strong>and</strong> External Eye Disease .. 292Treatment604Dental cases treatedCases <strong>of</strong> Defective Vision, Squint <strong>and</strong> External EyeDiseaseCases <strong>of</strong> Tonsils <strong>and</strong> Adenoids treated4116351452542426542464643.26.10.281.04.10.83.085.298.4.129.2TREATMENT.Dental.-Whole-time Dentist.Total <strong>of</strong> 181 Clinics held <strong>and</strong> 3,838 children attended.Eyes.-Total number attended-518.Tonsils.- There were 346 operations for enlarged Tonsils <strong>and</strong> Adenoidsas well as a few cases <strong>of</strong> conservative mastoid operations.County Kerry.-During the year <strong>1936</strong> there were 5,727 childrenmedically examined.Of the 4,668 children inspected at Routine Inspection, the numberfound free from defects was .. . . . . . . 2,988Number found suffering from Dental Defects was . . 281Number found suffering from Diseased Tonsils <strong>and</strong>628Adenoids wasNumber found suffering from Defective Vision was629Number found suffering from other serious illnesses421106D
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