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Bexley 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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PART III.
A.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
Number of cases known
to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors
of refraction and squint 275
Errors of refraction (including
squint) 2,290
Total 2,565
Number of pupils for whom
spectacles were prescribed 774
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 ear —
(b) For adenoids and chronic
tonsilitis 197
(c) for other nose and throat
conditions —
Received other forms of treatment 123
Total 320
Total number of pupils in schools
who are known to have been provided
with hearing aids
(a) in 1960 3
(b) in previous years 25
C—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Number of cases known
to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics or
out-patients departments 320
(b) Pupils treated at school for
postural defects —
Total 320
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