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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 1966

[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 squint58
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint2070
Total2128
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed870
GROUP 2. Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Received operative treatment for:-
(a) Disease of the ear1
(b) Adenoids ana Chronic Tonsilitis286
(c) Other nose and throat conditions7
Received other forms of treatment401
Total695
Total number of pupils in schools known to have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) During the current year8
(b) In previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above who were provided with an aid in a previous year)37
GROUP 3. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects
Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patients departments816
GROUP 4. Diseasesof the skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Ringworm (i) Scalp11
(ii) Body-
Scabies-
Impetigo3
Other skin diseases662
Total676
GROUP 5. Child Guidance Treatment
Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (including cases sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics)173
GROUP 6. Speech Therapy
Number of pupils treated by speech therapists222
GROUP 7. Other Treatment given
(a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the Council51
(b) Treatment other than (a) above and excluding convalescent treatment268