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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

Tottenham 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)

TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)

Number of cases Known to have been treated
Group 1.Eye Diseases (e.g. blepharitis, conjunctivitis) Defective Vision ana Squint
(a) External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint94
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint1656
Total1750
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed897
Group 2.Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Received operative treatment for.
(a) Diseases of the ear_
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsillitis138
(c) Other nose and throat conditions-
Received other forms of treatment463
Total601
Total number of pupils in schools known to have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) During the current year10
(b) In previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above who were provided with an aid in a previous year)42
Group 3.Orthopaedic and Postural Defects
Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patients departments890
Group 4.Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Ringworm (i) Scalp
(ii) Body2
Scabies
Impetigo13
Other skin diseases804
Total819
Group 5.Child Guidance Treatment
Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (including cases sent to the Tavistock and otner hospital clinics)137
Group 6.Speech Therapy
Number of pupils treated by speech therapists247
Group 7.Other treatment given
(a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the County Council352
(b) Treatment other than (a) above and excluding convalescent treatment156