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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Audiometry: Children Tested
| Age Group | 1st Tests | Retests | Failures | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Ears | One Ear | |||||
| Right | Left | |||||
| Up to 7 years | 4,422 (4,586) | 143 (142) | 78 (86) | 63 (62) | 65 (82) | 206 (230) |
| Intermediate | 4,026 (3,684) | 180 (259) | 43 (48) | 35 (37) | 32 (43) | 110 (128) |
| Leavers | 3,043 (1,730) | 60 (69) | 25 (17) | 19 (20) | 15 (13) | 59 (50) |
| Totals | 11,491 (10,000) | 383 (470) | 146 (151) | 117 (119) | 112 (138) | 375 (408) |
| All Ages | 1st Tests | Retests | Failures | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Ears | One Ear | |||||
| Right | Left | |||||
| Totals | 1,110 (1,053) | 296 (277) | 178 (193) | 96 (95) | 125 (140) | 399 (428) |
CHIROPODY
The demand for chiropody for school children remains fairly consistently high as a result of parents
having become increasingly foot conscious over recent years.
As usual, many school children attended the clinic for treatment for plantar warts, and more boys
suffered with chilblains and clawing toes, no doubt due to wearing stretch socks. The incidence of verrucae
showed some increase.
Hallux valgus was again less common than in the past few years as shoes are a slightly better shape.
On the whole, children's feet were in a much better condition and mothers now demand that the feet are
measured each time they buy new shoes.
Chiropody— School Children Treated 1969
| School or Clinic | New Cases | 1st Attendance this year of old cases | Re-attendance | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilburn Square | 55 | 15 | 224 | 294 |
| London Road | 38 | 8 | 147 | 193 |
| Monks Park | 5 | 2 | 30 | 37 |
| Mortimer Road | 24 | 6 | 97 | 127 |
| Neasden Clinic | 36 | 15 | 279 | 330 |
| Stag Lane Library | 31 | 20 | 146 | 197 |
| Stonebridge | 79 | 23 | 205 | 307 |
| Pound Lane | 5 | 8 | 43 | 56 |
| Totals | 273 | 97 | 1171 | 1541 |