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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
Acton 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT.
| Number of cases dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 148 | _ |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) * | 352 | 12 |
| TOTAL | 500 | 12 |
| Number of pupils for whom spectacles were | ||
| (a) Prescribed * | 257 | 16 |
| (b) Obtained ** | 280 | 14 |
* Including cases dealt with under arrangements with the Supplementary
Ophthalmic Services.
** This includes cases for whom spectacles were prescribed in 1949
but not obtained until 1950.
TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
| Number of cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Received operative treatment : | ||
| (a) for diseases of the ear | — | — |
| (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | — | 109 |
| (c) for other nose and throat conditions | — | — |
| Received other forms of treatment | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 292 | 110 |
ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Number treated as in-patients in | ||
| hospital | 3 | 1 |
| (b) Number treated otherwise | 45 | — |
CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY.
| Number of pupils treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (1) Child Guidance | 9 | 4 |
| (2) Speech Therapy | 87 | 1 |