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Hornsey 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE IV. (continued..)
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
| Number of Defects dealt with | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme (see note b) | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint). (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report). | 499 | — | 499 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1.) | 107 | — | 107 |
| Total | 606 | — | 606 |
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed | 435 | — | 435 |
| (b) Obtained | 430 | — | 430 |
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (see note b). (i) | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Total. (3) | Received other forms of Treatment. (4) | Total number treated. (5) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ||
| 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | 135 | 155 | |
(i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids,
(iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.