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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

Redbridge 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]

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Table: APPENDIX 19(continued).TABLE A. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

APPENDIX 19(continued).

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 squint4
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,971
Total1,975
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed854

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 ear14
b. for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis424
c. for other nose and throat conditions66
Received other forms of treatment182
Total686
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids — a. In 19658
b. In previous years77

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 departments749
b. Pupils treated at school for postural defects44
Total793