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 |
---|---|
Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint | |
External and other excluding errors of refraction and squint | 155 |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1751 |
Total | 1870 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 672 |
Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat | |
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 | 170 |
Total | 170 |
Number of pupils known to have been provided with hearing aids a. in 1967 | 10 |
b. in previous years | 60 |
Orthopaedic and Postural Defects | |
a. pupils treated at clinics and out-patient departments | 388 |
b. pupils treated at school for postural defects | 221 |
Total | 609 |
Diseases of the Skin (excluding uncleanliness) | |
Ringworm | 4 |
Scabies | — |
Impetigo | 6 |
Other skin diseases | 877 |
Total | 887 |
Child Guidance Clinic | |
Pupils treated | 588 |
Speech Therapy | |
Pupils treated | 673 |
Other treatment given | |
a. pupils with minor ailments | 342 |
b. pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health | |
Service arrangements | 19 |
c. pupils who received BCG vaccination | 1178 |
d. allergy clinic | 83 |
Total | 1622 |