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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

Haringey 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]

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Table: TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)

TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)

Number of cases known to have been treated
GROUP 1.Eye Diseases (e.g. blepharitis, conjunctivitis) Defective vision and Squint
(a) External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint46
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint2150
Total2196
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed941
GROUP 2.Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat
Received operative treatment for:-
(a) Diseases of the ear1
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis276
(c) Other nose and throat conditions5
Received other forms of treatment253
Total535
Total number of pupils in schools known to have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) During the current year6
(b) In previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above who were provided with an aid in a previous year46
GROUP 3.Orthopaedic and Postural Defects
Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patients departments811
GROUP 4.Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Ringworm (i) Scalp15
(ii) Body-
Scabies3
Impetigo4
Other skin diseases422
Total444
GROUP 5.Child Guidance Treatment
Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (including cases sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics)137
GROUP 6.Speech Therapy
Number of pupils treated by speech therapists198
GROUP 7.Other Treatment given
(a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the Council87
(b) Treatment ether than (a) above and excluding convalescent treatment132