[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford] page 87

Ilford 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Group 2.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.

	Number of cases dealt with
	By the Authority	Otherwise
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint	141	36
Errors of Refraction (including squint)	—	450
Total	141	486
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed	—	882
(b) Obtained Total	—	865
(b) Obtained Total	—	1,747
Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
	Number of cases treated
	By the Authority	Otherwise
Received operative treatment
(a) for diseases of the ear	—	21
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis	-	332
(c) for other nose and throat conditions	-	29
Received other forms of treatment	110	119
Total	110	501
Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals	24
(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals	By the Authority	Otherwise
(ft) Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patients departments	1,064	32
Group 5.—Child Guidance Treatment.
	Number of cases treated
	In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics	Elsewhere
Number of pupils treated at child Guidance Clinics	490	7
Group 6.—Speech Therapy.
	Number of cases treated
	By the Authority	Otherwise
Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists	119	1