Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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Condition | No. of cases known to have been dealt with |
---|---|
External and other excluding errors of refraction and squint | 161 |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1,860 |
Total | 2,021 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 687 |
Received operative treatment | |
a. for diseases of the ear | — |
b. for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | — |
c. for other nose and throat conditions | — |
Received other forms of treatment | 168 |
Total | 168 |
Number of pupils known to have been provided with hearing aids | |
a. in 1966 | 16 |
b. in previous years | 48 |
a. pupils treated at clinics and out-patient departments | 980 |
b. pupils treated at schools for postural defects | 200 |
Total | 1,180 |
Ringworm | 1 |
Scabies | 3 |
Impetigo | 6 |
Other skin diseases | 577 |
Total | 587 |
Pupils treated | 458 |
Pupils treated | 555 |
a. pupils with minor ailments | 250 |
b. pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements | 25 |
c. pupils who received BCG vaccination | 1,153 |
d. allergy clinic | 95 |
Total | 1,523 |