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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 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]

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Table: TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (including Nursery and Special Schools)

TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (including Nursery and Special Schools)

No.of case known to have been treated
GROUP 1:Eye Diseases (e.g. blepharitis, conjunctivitis). Defective Vision and Squint
(a) External & other, excluding errors of refraction & squint9
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint2,095
TOTAL:2,104
(c) No. of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed703
GROUP 2:Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Received operative treatment for:
(a) Diseases of the ear-
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis54
(c) Other nose and throat conditions-
Received other forms of treatment-
TOTAL:54
Total No. of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) in 196923
(b) in previous years65
GROUP 3:Orthopaedic & Postural Defects
No. of pupils known to have been treated in clinics or atout-patients departments-
GROUP 4:Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Ringworm (i) scalp3
(ii) body3
Scabies17
Impetigo12
Other skin diseases—
TOTAL:35
GROUP 5:Child Guidance TreatmentNo. of pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics304
GROUP 6Speech TherapyNo. of pupils treated by speech therapists618
GROUP 7:Other Treatment given: (excl. B.C.G. vaccination)
(a) Minor ailments27
(b) Convalescent treatment under School Health Servicearrangements33
TOTAL:60

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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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