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 Ilford]
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Group 2.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
Number of cases dealt with | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 141 | 36 |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | — | 450 |
Total | 141 | 486 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were | ||
— | 882 | |
(b) Obtained Total | — | 865 |
— | 1,747 | |
Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat. | ||
Number of cases treated | ||
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
Received operative treatment | ||
— | 21 | |
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | - | 332 |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | - | 29 |
Received other forms of treatment | 110 | 119 |
Total | 110 | 501 |
Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects. | ||
24 | ||
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
(ft) Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patients departments | 1,064 | 32 |
Group 5.—Child Guidance Treatment. | ||
Number of cases treated | ||
In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics | Elsewhere | |
Number of pupils treated at child Guidance Clinics | 490 | 7 |
Group 6.—Speech Therapy. | ||
Number of cases treated | ||
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists | 119 | 1 |