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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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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 squint32
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,758
Total1,790
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed650

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 ear5
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis30
(c) for other nose and throat conditions—
Received other forms of treatment15
Total50
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) in 19685
(b) in previous years32

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 departments624
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects6
Total630

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...52
Impetigo...4
Other skin diseases...12
Total68