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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 1971

[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 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 & squint5
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint2,426
TOTAL:2,431
(c) No. of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed687
GROUP 2:Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Received operative treatment for:
(a) Diseases of the ear-
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsillitis27
(c) Other nose and throat conditions1
Received other forms of treatment-
TOTAL:28
Total No. of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) in 197110
(b) in previous years88
GROUP 3:Orthopaedic & Postural Defects No. of pupils known to have been treated in clinics or at out-patients departments
GROUP 4:Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Ringworm (i) scalp-
(ii) body-
Scabies3
Impetigo10
Other skin diseases16
TOTAL:29
GROUP 5:Child Guidance Treatment No. of pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics301
GROUP 6:Speech Therapy No. of pupils treated by speech therapists497
GROUP 7:Other Treatment given: (excl. B.C.G. vaccination)
(a) Minor ailments20
(b) Convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements3
TOTAL:23

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Education Act 1944 — Section 57
Cases dealt with under Section 57, Education Act, 1944 Nil
Cases de-notified under Section 57(a) Education Act, 1944 Nil
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