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 | 208 |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1830 |
Total | 2038 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 497 |
Diseases and defects of ear, nose and throat Received operative treatment | |
a. for diseases of the ear | nil |
b. for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | nil |
c. for other nose and throat conditions | nil |
Received other forms of treatment | 513 |
Total | 513 |
Number of pupils known to have been provided with hearing aids | |
a. in 1971 | 24 |
b. in previous years | 65 |
Orthopaedic and postural defects | |
a. pupils treated at clinics and out-patients departments | 259 |
b. pupils treated at schools for postural defects | 306 |
Total | 565 |
Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness) | |
Ringworm | 10 |
Scabies | 6 |
Impetigo | 13 |
Other skin diseases | 1247 |
Total | 1276 |
Child guidance | |
Pupils treated | 199 |
Speech therapy | |
Pupils treated | 435 |
Other treatment given | |
a. pupils with minor ailments | 727 |
b. pupils who received convalescent treatment under school health service arrangements | 47 |
c. pupils who received BCG vaccination | 1046 |
d. allergy clinic | 91 |
Total | 1911 |
(a) Infestation with vermin | |
Total number of pupils examined in schools by nurses or other authorised persons | 23862 |
Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 237 |
Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2) Education Act, 1944) | 19 |
Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3) Education Act, 1944) | 14 |
(b) Foot inspections | |
Total number of pupils examined | 6164 |
Number of new cases of plantar warts | 133 |
Number of cases where re-infection found | 12 |