[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey] page 92

Haringey 1972

[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)

GROUP 1 Eye Diseases (e.g. blepharitis, conjunctivitis) Defective vision and squint	Number of cases known to have been treated
(a) External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint	207
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint	2,952
TOTAL	3,159
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed	1,228
GROUP 2 Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Received operative treatment for:—
(a) Diseases of the ear	5
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis	48
(c) Other nose and throat conditions	2
Received other forms of treatment	109
TOTAL	164
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31 December 1972 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)	48
GROUP 3 Orthopaedic and Postural Defects Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patients departments	352
GROUP 4 Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Ringworm (i) Scalp	19
(ii) Body	2
Scabies	1
Impetigo	2
Other skin diseases	428
TOTAL	452
GROUP 5 Child Guidance Treatment Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (including cases sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics)	321
GROUP 6 Speech Therapy Number of pupils treated by speech therapists	360
GROUP 7 Other Treatment given
(a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the Council	359
(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements	10
(c) Pupils who received BCG vaccination	2,005
(d) Treatment other than (a) (b) and (c) above	326