Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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PART III.
A.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vission and Squint.
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | ||
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External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 162 | |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 2,157 | |
Total | 2,319 | |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 907 |
B.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | ||
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Received operative treatment | ||
(a) for diseases of the ear | 2 | |
(b) For adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | 20 | |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | 2 | |
Received other forms of treatment | 103 | |
Total | 127 | |
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids | ||
(a) in 1958 | 2 | |
(b) in previous years | 18 |
C—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Number of cases known to have been treated | ||
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(a) Pupils treated at clinics or out-patients departments | 289 | |
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects | – | |
289 |