Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |
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External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 39 |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 772 |
TOTAL | 811 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 237 |
DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |
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Received operative treatment: | |
10 | |
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis | 68 |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | — |
Received other forms of treatment | 102 |
TOTAL | 180 |
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids:- | |
(a) in 1969 | 9 |
(b) in previous years | 42 |
ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
Number of cases known to have been treated | |
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49 | |
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects | — |
TOTAL | 49 |