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 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]

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Table: TABLE D—PUPILS TREATED AT SCHOOL CLINICSEye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint

TABLE D—PUPILS TREATED AT SCHOOL CLINICS

Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint71
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,552
Total1,623
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed710

Table: Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat

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 tonsilitis—
(c) for other nose and throat conditions—
Received other forms of treatment18
Total18
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools
at 31st December, 1971, known to have been pro
vided with hearing aids:
(a) during the calendar year 19711
(b) in previous years65

Table: Diseases of the Skin

Diseases of the Skin

Number of pupils known to have been treated
Ringworm—(a) Scalp—
(b) Body—
Scabies—
Impetigo—
Other skin diseases7
Total 7

Table: Child Guidance Treatment

Child Guidance Treatment

Number known to have been treated
Pupils treated at Child Guidance clinics148

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Child Guidance Treatment
Number known to
have been treated
Pupils treated at Child Guidance clinics
148
165