Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 16 (continued)
TABLE A. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |
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External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 2 |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 2,211 |
Total | 2,213 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 992 |
TABLE B. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | ||
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Received operative treatment — | ||
a. for diseases of the ear | 6 | |
b. for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis | 65 | |
c. for other nose and throat conditions | 3 | |
Received other forms of treatment | 206 | |
Total | 280 | |
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids — | ||
a. In 1967 | 21 | |
b. In previous years | 65 |
TABLE C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
Number of cases known to have been treated | |
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a. Pupils treated at clinics or out-patients departments | 650 |
b. Pupils treated at school for postural defects | 19 |
Total | 669 |