London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hillingdon 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)
EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
| Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |
|---|---|
| External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 29 |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1,274 |
| Total | 1,303 |
| Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 748 |
| ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS | |
| Number known to have been treated | |
| Pupils treated at clinics | 50 |
| CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT | |
| Number known to have been treated | |
| Pupils treated at Child Guidance clinics | 227 |
| SPEECH THERAPY | |
| Number known to have been treated | |
| Pupils treated by speech therapists | 307 |
| OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN | |
| Number known to have been dealt with | |
| Pupils who received convalescent treatment in accordance with Section 48 of the Education Act, 1944 | 9 |
| Pupils who received B.C.G. vaccination | 2,056 |