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 Hillingdon]
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TABLE D—PUPILS TREATED AT SCHOOL CLINICS Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |
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External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 10 |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1,601 |
Total | 1,611 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 711 |
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 | — |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | — |
Received other forms of treatment | 13 |
Total | 13 |
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31st December, 1972, known to have been provided with hearing aids: | |
(a) during the calendar year 1972 | 2 |
(b) in previous years | 68 |
Orthopaedic and Postural Defects | |
Number known to have been treated | |
(a) Pupils treated at clinics or out-patients departments | 174 |
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects | 97 |
Total | 271 |
Diseases of the Skin | |
Number of pupils known to have been treated | |
Ringworm—(a) Scalp | — |
(b) Body | — |
Scabies | — |
Impetigo | — |
Other skin diseases | 54 |
Total | 54 |
Child Guidance Treatment | |
Number known to have been treated | |
Pupils treated at Child Guidance clinics | 180 |