[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey] page 91

Haringey 1967

[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)

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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 squint	81
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint	2,780
Total	2,861
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed	842
GROUP 2. Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat
Received operative treatment for:-
(a) Diseases of the ear	2
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis	324
(c) Other nose and throat conditions	12
Received other forms of treatment	358
Total	696
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31st December, 1967 provided with hearing aids:
(a) During the current year	29
(b) In previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above who were provided with an aid in a previous year)	36
GROUP 3. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects
Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patients departments	1,094
GROUP 4. Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Ringworm (i) Scalp	19
(ii) Body	-
Scabies	1
Impetigo	2
Other skin diseases	791
Total	813
GROUP 5. Child Guidance Treatment
Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (Including cases sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics)	247
GROUP 6. Speech Therapy
Number of pupils treated by speech therapists	230
GROUP 7. Other Treatment given
(a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the Council	42
(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements	29
(c) Pupils who received B.C.G. vaccination	1,958
(d) Treatment other than (a), (b), and (c) above	218