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Haringey 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]

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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 squint80
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint3,036
Total3,116
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed945
GROUP 2. Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Received operative treatment for:-
(a) Diseases of the ear2
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis147
(c) Other nose and throat conditions8
Received other forms of treatment157
Total314
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31 st December 1969 provided with hearing aids:
(a) During the current year12
(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 departments1,220
GROUP 4. Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness) Ringworm (i) Scalp24
(ii) Body1
Scabies-
Impetigo4
Other skin diseases832
Total861
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 therapists331
GROUP 7„ Other Treatment given (a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the Council107
(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements30
(c) Pupils who received B.C.G. vaccination2,084
(d) Treatment other than (a), (b) and (c) above253