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 Enfield]
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GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)
No. of Dcfects dealt with. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Under The Authority's Scheme. | By Private Practitioner or at Hospital apart from Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 964 | 18 | - | 982 |
Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes | 12 | - | - | 12 |
Total | 976 | 18 | - | 994 |
No. of children for whom spectacles were
Prescribed. (1) | Obtained. (2) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. |
446 | 18 | 437 | 18 |