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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE IV. (
Group II.— Dffective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
under the Authority's Scheme | By private practitioner or at hospital a part from the Authority's scheme. | otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Errors of Refraction (in eluding Squint). (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report). | 452 | 75 | 527 | |
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1.). | 57 | 57 | ||
Total | 509 | 75 | 584 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(«) Under the Authority's Scheme 473
(i) Otherwise —
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 460
(4) Otherwise —
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Number of Defects. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. (4) | Total number treated. (5) | ||
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (1) | by Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Total. (3) | ||
2 | 2 | 66 | 68 |