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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 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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63
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 squint16
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,791
Total1,807
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed689

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 ear10
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis16
(c) for other nose and throat conditions2
Received other forms of treatment19
Total47
Total number of pupils in schools who are known have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) in 197210
(b) in previous years48

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 departments595
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects
Total595