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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

Harrow 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Table: TABLE VTREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (including Nursery and Special Schools)EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

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 squint191
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,056
Total1,247
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed325

Table: DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

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 tonsillitis24
(c) for other nose and throat conditions1
Received other forms of treatment61
Total86
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids: (a) in 196613
(b) in previous years51

Table: ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

Number of cases known to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics or out-patient departments65
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects—
Total65