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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 1968

[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: Table A. Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint

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 squint39
Errors of refraction (including squint)2,451
Total2,490
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed715

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 tonsillitis70
(c) for other nose and throat conditions12
Received other forms of treatment98
Total180
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) in 196814
(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 departments984
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects—
Total984

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) Body1
Scabies25
Impetigo2
Other skin diseases49
Total77