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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 1970

[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 squint38
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,830
Total1,868
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed659

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 ear1
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis31
(c) for other nose and throat conditions1
Received other forms of treatment20
Total53
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) in 19688
(b) in previous years35

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 departments753
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects—
Total753

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-
Scabies51
Impetigo2
Other skin diseases3
Total56