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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 1963

[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 and Squint
(a) External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint41
(b) Errors of refraction, including squint1443
Total1484
(c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed771
Group 2 Disease; and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Received operative treatment for-
(a) Diseases of the ear1
(b) Adenoids and Chronic Tonsillitis164
(c) Other nose and throat conditions37
Received other forms of treatment259
Total461
Total number of pupils in school known to have been provided with hearing aids:
(a) During the current year8
(b) In previous years (excluding any pupils shown at (a) above who were provided with an aid in a previous year)139
Group 3 Orthopaedic and Postural Defects
Number of pupils known to have been treated at clinics or at out-patients departments704
Group 4 Diseases of the skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Ringworm (i) Scalp1
(ii) Body-
Scabies2
Impetigo11
Other skin disease425
Total439
Group 5 Child Guidance Treatment
Number of pupils treated at child guidance clinics (including cases sent to the Tavistock and other hospital clinics)123
Group 6 Speech Therapy
Number of pupils treated by speech therapists171
Group 7 Other treatment given
(a) Number of miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the County Council124
(b) Treatment other than (a) above and excluding convalescent treatment217