[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wiltshire County Council.

  • Wiltshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wiltshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Group 11.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments Group 1). No. of defects Errors of Refraction (including squint). (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer’s Report) dealt with. 1,140 (1,080) Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) 58 (85) T otal 1,198 (1,165) No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed ... 1,010 (878) (b) Obtained ... 721 (840) Group III.—Treatment of Defec ts of Nose and Throat. Total number treated. Received operative treatment— (a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis ... ... ... ... ... 1,218 (761) (b) for other nose and throat conditions ... ... ... ... 181* (135) Received other forms of treatment ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 (61) Total ... 1,499 (957) * Includes 95 who had tonsil and/or adenoid operations at the same time. Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects. (a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools ... 85 (68) (b) Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patient departments 1,056 (921) Group V.—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy. No. of pupils treated (a) under Child Guidance arrangements ... ... 54 (22) (b) under Speech Therapy arrangements ... ... 151 (64)