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Bexley 1962

[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 94
Errors of refraction (including
squint) 1,650
Total 1,744
Number of pupils for whom
spectacles were prescribed 718
B.— Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Number of cases known
to have been dealt
Received operative treatment
(a) for diseases of the ear 2
(b) for adenoids and chronic
tonsilitis 105
(c) for other nose and throat
conditions 10
Received other forms of treatment 158
Total 275
Total number of pupils in schools
who are known to have been provided
with hearing aids
(a) in 1962 1
(b) in previous years 22
C— Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Number of cases known
to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics or
out-patients departments 229
(b) Pupils treated at school for
postural defects —
Total 229
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