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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
Wembley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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(b) Defective Vision and Squint (excluding minor eye defects
treated as minor ailments).
Number of Defects
Defect or Disease. dealt with under the
Authority's Scheme.
Errors of refraction (including squint) 1,187
Other defect or disease of the eyes 132
Total 1,319
No. of pupils for whom spectacles were:—
(a) Prescribed 280
(b) Obtained 346
(c) Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Number of Defects.
Received other than operative treatment 156
(d) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Number of Pupils Treated.
Non-residential
treatment at
orthopaedic clinics.
Under the Authority's scheme 68
(1) Number of pupils who were inspected by the dental surgeons:—
| (a) Routine age groups:— | |
| 5 | 236 |
| 6 | 328 |
| 7 | 300 |
| 8 | 290 |
| 9 | 387 |
| 10 | 555 |
| 11 | 322 |
| 12 | 193 |
| 13 | 274 |
| 14 | 233 |
| 15 | 8 |
| Total | 3,126 |
| (b) Specials | 1,306 |
| (c) Grand Total | 4,432 |
(2) Found to require treatment 3,354
(3) Actually treated 2,841
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