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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
Willesden 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 76
Treatments: School Health Service
| Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |
|---|---|
| (i) Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint | |
| (a) External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 128 |
| (b) Errors of refraction (including squint) | 895 |
| Totals 1958 | 1,023 |
| 1957 | 1,486 |
| (c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed 1958 | 570 |
| 1957 | 550 |
| (ii) Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat | |
| Received operative treatment for: | |
| (a) diseases of the ear | — |
| (b) adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | 148 |
| (c) other nose and throat conditions | 15 |
| Received other forms of treatment | 177 |
| Totals 1958 | 340 |
| 1957 | 274 |
| Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids: | |
| (a) during the current year | — |
| (b) in previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above who were provided with an aid in the previous year) | 7 |
| (iii) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects | |
| Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patient departments 1958 | 707 |
| 1957 | 813 |
| (iv) Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness) | |
| Ringworm (i) Scalp | — |
| (ii) Body | — |
| Scabies | 5 |
| Impetigo | 45 |
| Other skin diseases | 202 |
| Totals 1958 | 252 |
| 1957 | 330 |
| (v) Child Guidance Treatment | |
| Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics under arrangements made by the County Council (including children sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics under arrangements made by the County Council) | 647 |
| (vi) Speech Therapy | |
| Number of pupils treated by speech therapists under arrangements made by the authority 1958 | 300 |
| 1957 | 380 |
| (vii) Other Treatment Given | |
| (a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the County Council | 1,031 |
| (b) Treatment other than (a) above and excluding convalescent treatment: | |
| 1. Lymphatic glands | — |
| 2. Heart | 11 |
| 3. Lungs | 32 |
| 4. Developmental (a) Hernia | — |
| (b) Other | 2 |
| 5. Nervous system (a) Epilepsy | — |
| (b) Other | — |
| 6. Psychological (a) Development | 11 |
| (b) Stability | 12 |
| 7. Abdomen | — |
| 8. Other | 6 |
| Totals 1958 | 1,105 |
| 1957 | 994 |