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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Enfield 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Nine children were referred to the Western Ophthalmic
Hospital for operation for squint. One child had a Meibomian
Cyst removed at the Western Ophthalmic Hospital, and five
children attended the hospital for investigation of other eye conditions.

Table: SCHOOL AURAL CLINIC.

SCHOOL AURAL CLINIC.

Number of cases dealt with324
Number of new cases225
Total number of attendances614
Number of cases discharged cured187
Number of cases of a recurrent nature requiring occasional treatment6
Number of cases still under treatment79
Number of cases who have refused treatment, or sought treatment elsewhere12