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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

Bexley 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: PART IIIA. - Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint

PART III

A. - Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint

Errors of refraction (including squint)1,550
Total1,799
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed635

Table: B. - Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat

B. - Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
Received operative treatment
(a) for diseases of the ear2
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis126
(c) for other nose and throat conditions5
Received other forms of treatment129
Total262
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids (a) in 19642
(b) in previous years25

Table: C. - Orthopaedic and Postural Defects

C. - Orthopaedic and Postural Defects

Number of cases known to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics or out-patients departments177
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects-
Total177