London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Haringey 1971

[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 squint336
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint3,156
TOTAL3,492
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed1,128
GROUP 2 Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat
Received operative treatment for:—
(a) Diseases of the ear3
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis47
(c) Other nose and throat conditions
Received other forms of treatment356
TOTAL406
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31
December 1971 provided with hearing aids:
(a) During the current year19
(b) In previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above
who were provided with an aid in a previous year)49
GROUP 3 Orthopaedic and Postural Defects
Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at
out-patients departments542
GROUP 4 Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Ringworm (i) Scalp8
(ii) Body6
Scabies11
Impetigo33
Other skin diseases1,089
TOTAL1,147
GROUP 5 Child Guidance Treatment
Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (including
cases sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics)635
GROUP 6 Speech Therapy
Number of pupils treated by speech therapists445
GROUP 7 Other Treatment given
(a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the
Council329
(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School
Health Service arrangements2
(c) Pupils who received BCG vaccination1,888
(d) Treatment other than (a) (b) and (c) above528