Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 squint | 137 | |
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint | 3,171 | |
TOTAL | 3,308 | |
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 1,022 | |
GROUP 2 | Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Received operative treatment for: — | |
(a) Diseases of the ear | 3 | |
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis | 46 | |
(c) Other nose and throat conditions | - | |
Received other forms of treatment | 201 | |
TOTAL | 250 | |
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31 December 1970 provided with hearing aids: | ||
(a) During the current year | 15 | |
(b) In previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above who were provided with an aid in a previous year) | 70 | |
GROUP 3 | Orthopaedic and Postural Defects Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patients departments | 904 |
GROUP 4 | Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness) | |
Ringworm (i) Scalp | 8 | |
(ii) Body | 1 | |
Scabies | - | |
Impetigo | 12 | |
Other skin diseases | 593 | |
TOTAL | 614 | |
GROUP 5 | Child Guidance Treatment Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (including cases sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics) | 616 |
GROUP 6 | Speech Therapy Number of pupils treated by speech therapists | 309 |
GROUP 7 | Other Treatment given | |
(a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the Council | 136 | |
(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements | 11 | |
(c) Pupils who received BCG vaccination | 2,418 | |
(d) Treatment other than (a) (b) and (c) above | 368 | |
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 | 137 | |
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint | 3,171 | |
TOTAL | 3,308 | |
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 1,022 | |
GROUP 2 | Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Received operative treatment for: — | |
(a) Diseases of the ear | 3 | |
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis | 46 | |
(c) Other nose and throat conditions | - | |
Received other forms of treatment | 201 | |
TOTAL | 250 | |
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31 December 1970 provided with hearing aids: | ||
(a) During the current year | 15 | |
(b) In previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above who were provided with an aid in a previous year) | 70 | |
GROUP 3 | Orthopaedic and Postural Defects Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patients departments | 904 |
GROUP 4 | Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness) | |
Ringworm (i) Scalp | 8 | |
(ii) Body | 1 | |
Scabies | - | |
Impetigo | 12 | |
Other skin diseases | 593 | |
TOTAL | 614 | |
GROUP 5 | Child Guidance Treatment Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (including cases sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics) | 616 |
GROUP 6 | Speech Therapy Number of pupils treated by speech therapists | 309 |
GROUP 7 | Other Treatment given | |
(a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the Council | 136 | |
(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements | 11 | |
(c) Pupils who received BCG vaccination | 2,418 | |
(d) Treatment other than (a) (b) and (c) above | 368 |