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Redbridge 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 17 (continued)
Port III - Treatment of Pupils attending maintained Primary and Secondary Schools
(including Nursery and Special Schools)
NOTES: (i) Cases treated or under treatment during the year by members of the
Authority's own staff;
(ii) cases treated or under treatment during the year in the Authority's
school clinics under National Health Service arrangements with
the Regional Hospital Board; and
(iii) cases known to the Authority to have been treated or under treatment
elsewhere during the year.
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 squint | 4 |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1,958 |
| Total | 1,962 |
| Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 842 |
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 ear | 13 |
| b. for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | 160 |
| c. for other nose and throat conditions | 13 |
| Received other forms of treatment | 237 |
| Total | 423 |
| Total number of pupils in schools who ore known to have been provided with hearing aids - | |
| a. In 1969 | 20 |
| b. In previous years | 73 |