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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Bromley 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE VI. Orthoptic Clinic.

TABLE VI. Orthoptic Clinic.

Total number of treatments given962
Number of new cases69
Number of cases on occlusion alone78
Number of cases found unsuitable7
Number of cases postponed445
Number of cases failed to attend33
Number of cases put down for operation32
Number of cures—with operation10
„ „ without operation8
Number of sessions held during 1956284
Number of attendances1,270
Number of patients discharged (various reasons)27

Table: TABLE VII.Handicapped Pupils Requiring Education at Special Schools Approved Under Section 9(5) of the Education Act, 1944 or Hoarding in Boarding Homes.

TABLE VII.

Handicapped Pupils Requiring Education at Special Schools Approved Under Section 9(5) of the Education Act, 1944 or Hoarding in Boarding Homes.

1. Blind2. Partially Sighted3. Deaf4. Partially Deaf5. Delicate6. Physically Handicapped7. Educationally Sub-normal8. Maladjusted9. EpilepticT O T A L 1—9
(i)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
During ilie calendar year ended 31.vr Dec., 1956:
A. Were newly placed in Special Schools or Boarding Homes–––2113–18
B. Were newly assessed as needing special educational treatment at Special Schools or in Boarding Homes–––34134116