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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
Bexley 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| Authority | otherwise | |
|---|---|---|
| External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 136 | — |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 2,275 | 36 |
| Total | 2,411 | 36 |
| Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 933 | — |
| Number of cases treated by the | ||
| Authority | otherwise | |
| Received operative treatment | ||
| (a) for diseases of the ear | — | — |
| (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis | — | 18 |
| (c) for other nose and throat conditions | — | 8 |
| Received other forms of treatment | 70 | 14 |
| Total | 70 | 40 |
Total number of pupils in schools
who are known to have been provided
with hearing aids
(a) in 1957 — —
(b) in previous years — 16
Number of children found, during periodic school
medical inspections during 1957 to have undergone tonsillectomy
at any time previously:—
Boys 275;
Girls 468;
Total 743.
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