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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Number of cases dealt with | ||
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 87 | – |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | — | 454 |
| TOTAL | 87 | 454 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were :
(a) Prescribed * — 353
I (b) Obtained — 325
* Including cases dealt with under arrangements with the Supplementary
Ophthalmic Services.
TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
| Number of cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3y the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Received operative treatment : | ||
| (a) for diseases of the ear | — | — |
| (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | — | 54 |
| (c) for other nose and throat conditions | — | — |
| Received other forms of treatment | 131 | — |
| TOTAL | 131 | 54 |
ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
| Number of pupils treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (a) Number treated as in-patients in hospital | — | 1 |
| (b) Number treated otherwise | — | 32 |
| CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY. | ||
| Number of pupils treated | ||
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (1) Child Guidance | – | 5 |
| (2) Speech Therapy | 61 | 3 |