title: [Results of the School Health Service in La Chaux-de-Fonds between 1975 and 1979].
abstract: This is a balance sheet of the medical service in la Chaux-de-Fonds schools for the last five years (1975-1979). The activities of the School Medical Service (SMS) are clinical and paraclinical examinations, immunizations, and tuberculin tests, as well as health information. The number of students in three examined grades (1, 4, and 9) varies over the years, with a tendency of going down in the first grade since 1978. The following anomalies are checked and compared between grades and years; overweight, systolic murmurs, hernias, alterations of the tonsils and lymph glands, deviations of the vertebral column, genital anomalies in boys, age of puberty, troubles in visual and auditory acuity (the last being measured by audiometry), blood pressure troubles in students in the 9th grade. In that grade, paraclinical examinations such as ECG, pulmonary function, and blood groups are carried out. Students of that grade are questioned about their personal habits and previous illness. Immunizations and tuberculin tests done by the SMS are discussed. Health information its evolution are mentioned. In conclusion, one can say that the purpose of the SMS is promotion of school children's health during the compulsory school period.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D012572:School Health Services; D013557:Switzerland; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens
vernacular_title: Bilan de la médecine scolaire à La Chaux-de-Fonds ces cinq dernières années (1975-1979).