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 Erith]
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No. of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:
(i) Under the Authority's Scheme 226
(ii) Otherwise 18
No. of children for whom spectacles were obtained:
(i) Under the Authority's Scheme 196
(ii) Otherwise 18
GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE.
AND THROAT.
Number of Defects.
Received Operative Treatment | Received other forms of Treatment | Tctal number treated | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (See Note B) | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Total | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
i. | ii | iii. | iv. | i. | ii | iii. | iv. | i. | ii. | iii. | IV. | ||
28 | 3 | 37 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 81 |
(i)Tonsils only, (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids,
(iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.
GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
Under the Authority's Scheme (1) | Otherwise (2) | Total number treated | |||||
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Residential treatment with education | k esidential treatment without education | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic | Residential treatment with education | Residential treatment without education | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic | ||
(i) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (i i) | ||
Number of children treated | — | • — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 |
GROUP V.—DENTAL DEFECTS. (1) Number of Children who were:—
Routine Age Groups | Total | Specials | Grand Total | ||||||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
(z) Inspected by Dentist | 310 | 362 | 318 | 318 | 344 | 243 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1937 | 1216 | 3153 |