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
Hounslow 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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| Condition | No of cases known to have been dealt with |
|---|---|
| Eye disease defective vision and squint | |
| External and other excluding errors of refraction and squint | 118 |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1854 |
| Total | 1972 |
| Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 650 |
| Diseases and defects of ear, nose and throat | |
| 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 | 180 |
| Total | 180 |
| Number of pupils known to have been provided with hearing aids | |
| a. in 1969 | 16 |
| b in previous vears | 61 |
| Orthopaedic and postural defects | |
| a pupils treated at clinics and out-patient departments | 417 |
| b pupils treated at schools for postural defects | 253 |
| Total | 670 |
| Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness) | |
| Ringworm | - |
| Scabies | 1 |
| Impetigo | 6 |
| Other skin diseases | 796 |
| Total | 803 |
| Child guidance clinic | |
| Pupils treated | 315 |
| Speech Therapy | |
| Pupils treated | 582 |
| Other treatment given | |
| a pupils with minor ailments | 271 |
| b pupils who received convalescent treatment under school health service arrangements | 41 |
| c pupils who received BCG vaccination | 1241 |
| d allergy clinic | 97 |
| Total | 1650 |
| (a) Investation with vermin | |
| Total number of pupils examined in schools by nurses or other authorised persons | 22.772 |
| Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 113 |
| Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (section 54 (2) Education Act 1944) | 12 |
| Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (section 54 (3) Education Act 1944) | 1 |
| (b) Foot inspections | |
| Total number of pupils examined | 9.770 |
| Number of new cases of plantar warts | 279 |
| Number of cases where re-infection found | 94 |