London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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(b) Other treatment.
| Number of cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Miscellaneous minor ailment | 560 | _ |
DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT.
| Number of cases dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 120 | - |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 273 | 137 |
| TOTAL | 393 | 137 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were
prescribed 246 137
DISEASES AND 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 | — | 54 |
| (c) for other nose and throat conditions | — | — |
| Received other forms of treatment | 187 | — |
| TOTAL | 187 | 54 |
ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
| Number of pupils treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Number of Pupils known to have been treated at Clinics or at out-patients departments | — | 22 |
| SPEECH THERAPY. | ||
| Number of pupils treated | ||
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Speech Therapy | 103 | — |