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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

Brent 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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Table: TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS(Including Nursery and Special Schools)Table A. Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint

TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

(Including Nursery and Special Schools)

Table A. Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint58
Errors of refraction (including squint)2,685
Total2,743
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed896

Table: Table B. Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat

Table B. 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 tonsillitis81
(c) for other nose and throat conditions6
Received other forms of treatment83
Total170
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids:—
(a) in 19658
(b) in previous years52

Table: Table C. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects

Table C. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects

Number known to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics or out-patients departments748
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects—
Total748

Table: Table D. Diseases of the Skin

Table D. Diseases of the Skin

Number of pupils known to have been treated
Ringworm (a) Scalp-
(b) Body—
Scabies—
Impetigo2
Other skin diseases108
Total110

Table: Table E. Child Guidance Treatment

Table E. Child Guidance Treatment

Number known to have been treated
Pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics368