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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
Barnet 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (including Nursery and Special Schools)
| No. of cases known to have been treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| GROUP 1: | Eye Diseases (e.g. blepharitis, conjunctivitis), Defective Vision and Squint (a) External & other, excluding errors of refraction & squint | 16 |
| (b) Errors of refraction, including squint | 2,475 | |
| TOTAL | 2,491 | |
| (c) No. of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 817 | |
| GROUP 2: | Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Received ope rative treatment for: (a) Diseases of the ear | 1 |
| (b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis | 25 | |
| (c) Other nose and throat conditions | 1 | |
| Received other forms of treatment | 41 | |
| TOTAL | 68 | |
| Total No. of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids: (a) in 1967 | 25 | |
| (b) in previous years | 61 | |
| GROUP 3: | Orthopaedic & Postural Defects No. of pupils known to have been treated in clinics or at out-patients departments | 11 |
| GROUP 4: | Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness) Ringworm (i) scalp | 2 |
| (ii) body | 4 | |
| Scabies | 7 | |
| Impetigo | 5 | |
| Other skin diseases | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 19 | |
| GROUP 5: | Child Guidance Treatment No. of pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics | 165 |
| GROUP 6: | Speech Therapy No. of pupils treated by speech therapists | 570 |
| GROUP 7: | Other Treatment given: (excl. B.C.G. vaccination) (a) Minor ailments | 22 |
| (b) Convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements | 24 | |
| TOTAL | 46 |
Education Act 1944 — Section 57
Cases dealt with under Section 57, Education Act, 1944 3
Cases de-notified under Section 57(a) Education Act, 1944 Nil
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