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 Finchley]
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Group II.-Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments-Group I.).
Defect or Disease | Number of Defects dealt with | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Errors of Refraction (including Squint). (Operations for squint are recorded separately in the body of the Report.) | 200 | 5 | 205 |
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 49 | - | 49 |
TOTAL | 249 | 5 | 254 |
Number of Children for whom spectacles were | |||
(a) Prescribed | 170 | - | 170 |
(b) Obtained | 148 | 5 | 153 |