[Report 1967] / School Medical Officer of Health, Counties of Perth & Kinross.

  • Perthshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / School Medical Officer of Health, Counties of Perth & Kinross. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (a) Backward (b) Dull (c) Mentally defective (educable) (d) Mentally defective (ineducable) (e) Highly nervous or unstable (f) Difficult in behaviour 4 (0.07%) 70 (1.15%) 16 (0.23%) - ( - ) 24 (0.40%) 38 (0.62%) 12. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Twenty children were found at routine inspection to have organic heart disease congenita] in seventeen (0. 28%) cases, and acquired in 4 (0. 07%) cases. Seven (0.10%) were found to have functional heart conditions. The majority of these cases had been discovered previously and had already been referred to specialists by the family doctor. 1 13. LUNGS. Ten (0. 16%) were found to have bronchitis, other chest conditions including asthma. 19 (0.31%) suspected tuberculosis and 96 (1.57%) had 14. DEFORMITIES. The cases referred to below are those included the majority were already known to the Orthopaedic Department. in the groups systematically examined, but (a) Congenital deformities (b) Acquired (infantile paralysis) (c) Acquired (probably rickets) (d) Acquired (other causes) 116 (1.90%) 5 (0.08%) 288 (4.72%) 15. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 5 (0.08%) cases of infectious disease (3 chickenpox found at routine school inspection. 1 mumps, 1 measles) were 16. OTHER DISEASES AND DEFECTS. 403 (6.61%). Nothing unusual was found under this heading. The total found was 17. VACCINATION. 88.97% of all varied slightly between the age groups 93.74%. children examined were found to have been vaccinated. The percentage - entrants 90. 33% 1957 group 88.42% 1953 group 88. 29% and 1950 group 18. HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS. The table below gives the average heights and weights found. YEAR 1966-67 Group Number examined Average Age Average years months Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. Entrants B. 971 5 3 43.2 42.4 G. 931 5 2 43.1 42.7 Nines (1957) B. 918 9 8 53.1 67.4 , , _ G. 853 9 5 52.6 67.2 Thirteens (1953) B. 833 13 6 61.3 101.4 G, 730 13 6 61.4 107.2 Sixteens (1950) B. 278 16 S 68.0 139. 1 G. 283 124.8