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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
Willesden 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Prices for Spectacles .—During the year the Education Committee entered into an agreement with Messrs. George Spiller, Ltd., for the supply of Spectacles at the following rates:—
| s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|
| Spectacle frame complete with spherical lenses and case | 2 | 0 |
| Ditto, with piano-eye lenses | 2 | 9 |
| Ditto, with sphero-eye lenses | 4 | 0 |
| (1) Spectacle frame empty | 1 | 3 |
| (2) One spherical lens | 0 | 9 |
| (3) Two similar spherical lenses | 1 | 6 |
| (4) One cylindrical lens | 1 | 0 |
| (5) Two similar cylindrical lenses | 2 | 0 |
| (6) One sphero-cylindrical lens | 1 | 3 |
| (7) Two similar sphero-cylindrical lenses | 2 | 6 |
| (8) Tinted lenses, per pair extra | 1 | 6 |
| (9) Cases, each | 0 | 1½ |
These prices include the attendance of a competent
fitter to measure the children for the frames when they
attend to have their vision tested by the Medical Officers.
E. EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN.
Exceptional Children.—The following Table, No. 82,
gives a classified list of exceptional children in the area.
The figures are based in some cases on the number coming
under observation during the year.