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 VIII.
Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |
---|---|
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 79 |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 2257 |
Total | 2336 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles prescribed | 461 |
Keystone Telebinocular Vision Screener.
The use of Keystone Telebinocular Vision Screeners continued in the schools
during 1970. The instruments are operated by the audiometer/vision screener operators.
The statistics relating to this screening procedure are given below:
Table IX.
Age Group. | First Tests | Failures | |
---|---|---|---|
TOTAL | TOTAL | % of Col. 2 | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Infants | 1511 | 128 | 8.47 |
Junior | 1385 | 235 | 16.97 |
Senior | 980 | 165 | 10.84 |
TOTAL | 3876 | 528 | 13.62 |
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 | 2 |
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | 27 |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | — |
Received other forms of treatment | 336 |
Total | 365 |
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids : | |
(a) in 1970 | 9 |
(b) in previous years | 37 |