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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

Enfield 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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MEDICAL TREATMENT

Table: Table 53 Defects Treated at Minor Ailment Clincs

Table 53 Defects Treated at Minor Ailment Clincs

Skin: Ringworm (i) Scalp1
(ii) Body—
Impetigo11
Other1,845
Eye Disease183
Ear Defects137
Miscellaneous1,693
Total Attendances at Minor Ailment Clinics16,216
Number of Special Inspections at Minor Ailment Clinics2,791
Number of other Special Inspections498
Number of Re-examinations1,841
Freedom from Infection examinations prior to school journeys1,214

Table: Table 54 Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics

Table 54 Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics

Total attendances1,089
New cases296
Number of individual children seen697
Number who received treatment at clinics145
Number referred for Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy120

Table: Table 55 Ophthalmic Clinics

Table 55 Ophthalmic Clinics

Total attendances5,526
New Cases644
Number of individual children seen2,867
Number of children who were prescribed glasses1,097

Table: Table 56 Orthoptic Clinics

Table 56 Orthoptic Clinics

Total attendances2,062
New cases228
Number of individual children treated536
Number discharged—
Satisfactory with operation6
Satisfactory without operation50
Cosmetic—Binocular vision improved5
Binocular vision not improved20
81
Treatment discontinued—
Left school3
Left district29
Refused treatment6
Failed to attend25
Referred elsewhere5
68