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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 1939

[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 128
(ii) Otherwise 15
143
No. of children for whom spectacles were obtained:
(i) Under the Authority's Scheme 100
(ii) Otherwise 15
115

Table: GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE.AND THROAT.Number of Defects.

GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE.

AND THROAT.

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.iiiii.iv.i.ii.iii.iv.
14—49—4—6—18—55——73

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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
(i)(2)
Residential treatment with educationResidential treatment without educationN on-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 treated1–82——584

Table: TABLE V.Dental Inspection and Treatment.

TABLE V.

Dental Inspection and Treatment.

Routine Age GroupsTotalSpecialsGrand Total
567891011121314
(?) Inspected by Dentist67903789939719212662318849641848