[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey] page 92

Haringey 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]

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Table: TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)

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TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)

		Number of cases known to have been treated
GROUP 1.	Eye Disease (e.g. blepharitis, conjunctivitis)
	Defective vision and squint
	(a) External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint	95
	(b) Errors of refraction, including squint	2,873
	Total	2,968
	(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed	825
GROUP 2.	Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat
	Received operative treatment for:-
	(a) Diseases of the ear	3
	(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis	232
	(c) Other nose and throat conditions	15
	Received other forms of treatment	404
	Total	654
	Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31st December 1968 provided with hearing aids:
	(a) During the current year	22
	(b) In previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above who were provided with an aid in a previous year)	34
GROUP 3.	Orthopaedic and Postural Defects
GROUP 3.	Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patients departments	1,464
GROUP 4.	Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness)
	Ringworm (i) Scalp	16
	(ii) Body	2
	Scabies	2
	Impetigo	1
	Other skin diseases	1,098
	Total	1,119
GROUP 5.	Child Guidance Treatment
GROUP 5.	Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (including cases sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics)	394
GROUP 6	Speech Therapy
GROUP 6	Number of pupils treated by speech therapists	295
GROUP 7	Other Treatment given
	(a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the Council	121
	(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements	38
	(c) Pupils who received B.C.G. vaccination	2,289
	(d) Treatment other than (a), (b) and (c) above	335