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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 1954
[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 | 135 | — |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | — | 491 |
| TOTAL | 135 | 491 |
| Number of pupils for whom spectacles were : | ||
| i (a) Prescribed* | — | 429 |
| I (b) Obtained | — | 400 |
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 | — | 131 |
| (c) for other nose and throat conditions | — | — |
| Received other forms of treatment | 237 | — |
| TOTAL | 237 | 131 |
| ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS. | ||
| Number of pupils treated | ||
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| 1 (a) Number treated as in-patients in hospital | — | 1 |
| — | 32 | |
| SPEECH THERAPY. | ||
| Number of pupils treated | ||
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Speech Therapy | 68 | 6 |