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Harrow 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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TABLE V

TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (including Nursery and Special Schools)

EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint287
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,043
Total1,330
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed293
DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with
Received operative treatment:
(a) for diseases of the ear_
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis8
(c) for other nose and throat conditions2
Received other forms of treatment93
Total103
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) in 196511
(b) in previous years34
ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL D1SFECTS
Number of cases known to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics or out-patient departments62
(A) Pupils treated at school for postural defects
Total62