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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: PART III.A.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vission and Squint.

PART III.

A.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vission and Squint.

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint162
Errors of refraction (including squint)2,157
Total2,319
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed907

Table: B.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.

B.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
Received operative treatment
(a) for diseases of the ear2
(b) For adenoids and chronic tonsillitis20
(c) for other nose and throat conditions2
Received other forms of treatment103
Total127
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids
(a) in 19582
(b) in previous years18

Table: C—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

C—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Number of cases known to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics or out-patients departments289
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects–
289