[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford] page 91

Ilford 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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G roup 2.—E ye D iseases , D efective V ision and S quint.

	Number of cases dealt with
	By the Authority	Otherwise
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint	182	21
Errors of Refraction (including squint)	-	1,689
Total	182	1,710
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were	-
(a) Prescribed	-	1,145
(b) Obtained	-	1,127
Total	-	2,272
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	-	14
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis	-	473
(c) for other nose and throat conditions	-	23
Received other forms of treatment Total	86	116
Received other forms of treatment Total	86	626
Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals	15
	By the Authority	Otherwise
(6) New cases treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patients departments	276	10
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	783	1
Group 6.—Speech Therapy.
	By the Authority	Otherwise
Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists for the first time.	138	2