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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Defect or Disease. | Number of Defects dealt with under the Authority's Scheme. |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1,030 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes | 317 |
| Total | 1,347 |
| No. of pupils for whom spectacles were:— | |
| (a) Prescribed | 670 |
| (b) Known to have been obtained | 510 |
| (c) Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. | |
| Number of Defects. | |
| Received other than operative treatment | 30 |
| (d) Orthopædic and Postural Defects. Number of Pupils Treated. | |
| Non-residential treatment at orthopaedic clinics. | |
| Under the Authority's scheme | 212 |
Dental Inspection and Treatment.
(1) Number of pupils who were inspected by the dental
surgeons:—
(a) Routine age groups:—
5 384
6 466
7 304
8 477
9 630
10 639
11 656
12 380
13 441
14 397
15 188
16 plus 122
Total 5,093
(b) Specials 2,042
(c) Grand Total 7,135
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