[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey] page 95

Haringey 1969

[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	80
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint	3,036
Total	3,116
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed	945
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	147
(c) Other nose and throat conditions	8
Received other forms of treatment	157
Total	314
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31 st December 1969 provided with hearing aids:
(a) During the current year	12
(b) In previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above who were provided with an aid in a previous year)	72
GROUP 3. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patients departments	1,220
GROUP 4. Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness) Ringworm (i) Scalp	24
(ii) Body	1
Scabies	-
Impetigo	4
Other skin diseases	832
Total	861
GROUP 5. Child Guidance Treatment Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (including cases sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics)	640
GROUP 6. Speech Therapy Number of pupils treated by speech therapists	331
GROUP 7„ Other Treatment given (a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the Council	107
(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements	30
(c) Pupils who received B.C.G. vaccination	2,084
(d) Treatment other than (a), (b) and (c) above	253