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 Richmond upon Thames]
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Table
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |
---|---|
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 101 |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 2418 |
2519 | |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles prescribed | 565 |
Keystone Telebinocular Vision Screener.
Keystone Telebinocular Vision Screeners were used in the schools during 1967.
The instruments were operated by the audiometer/vision screener operators. The
statistics relating to this screening procedure are given below:
Table IX.
Age Group. (1) | First Tests | Failures | |
---|---|---|---|
TOTAL (2) | TOTAL (3) | % of Col. 2 (4) | |
Infants | 1837 | 167 | 9.09 |
Junior | 1650 | 279 | 16.91 |
Senior | 2012 | 308 | 15.31 |
TOTAL | 5499 | 754 | 13.71 |
Table X.
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 tonsillitis | 11 |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | - |
Received other forms of treatment | 264 |
Total | 275 |
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids: | |
(a) in 1967 | 2 |
(b) in previous years | 40 |