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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 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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PART III.

Table: A.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.

A.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint289
Errors of refraction (including squint)589
Total1,878
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed743

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 ear4
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis129
(c) for other nose and throat conditions_
Received other forms of treatment118
Total251
Total number of pupils in schools
who are known to have been pro
vided with hearing aids
(a) in 1961—
(b) in previous years24

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 departments260
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects—
Total260