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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

Erith 1938

[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 154.
(ii) Otherwise 11
165
No. of children for whom spectacles were obtained:
(i) Under the Authority's Scheme 123
(ii) Otherwise 11
131
GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE.

Table: Number of Defects.

Number of Defects.

Received Operative TreatmentReceived other forms of TreatmentTotal number treated
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (See Note B)By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's SchemeTotal
12345
i.ii.iii.iv.i.ii.iii.iv.i.ii.iii.IV.
35245111110—463551—105

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(i)Tonsils only, (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids,
(iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.

Table: GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.

GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.

Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal number treated
(1)(2)
Residential treatment with educationResidential treatment without educationNon-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinicResidential treatment with educationResidential treatment without educationNon Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic
(i)(ii)(iii)(i)(ii)(iii)
Number of children treated——70——1177

Table: GROUP V.—DENTAL DEFECTS. (1) Number of Children who were:—

GROUP V.—DENTAL DEFECTS. (1) Number of Children who were:—

Routine Age GroupsTotalSpecialsGrand Total
567891011121314
(t) Inspected by Dentist12313414314221623613574411449912135