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 Brent]
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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 | |
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External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 46 |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1,710 |
Total | 1,756 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 570 |
Table B.
Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |
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Received operative treatment: | |
(a) for diseases of the ear | 4 |
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | 73 |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | 13 |
Received other forms of treatment | 110 |
Total | 200 |
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids: | |
(a) in 1966 | 16 |
(b) in previous years | 46 |
Table C. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects
Number known to have been treated | |
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(a) Pupils treated at clinics or out-patients departments | 793 |
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects | - |
Total | 793 |
Table D.
Diseases of the Skin
Number of pupils known to have been treated | |
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Ringworm (a) Scalp | - |
(b) Body | - |
Scabies | - |
Impetigo | 7 |
Other skin diseases | 52 |
Total | 59 |