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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
Walthamstow 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of Children for whom spectacles were prescribed | 540 | 12 |
| Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles | 540 | 12 |
Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
| Number of Defects. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total number treated. | ||
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | ||
| 363 | 5 | 368 | — | 368 |
Group IV.—Dental Defects.
| (1) Number of Children who were:— | ||||
| Aged: | ||||
| Routine Age Groups | 5 | 2811 | Total | 14524 |
| 6 | 3389 | |||
| 7 | 3012 | |||
| 8 | 1730 | |||
| 9 | 1175 | |||
| 10 | 1180 | |||
| 11 | 379 | |||
| 12 | 356 | |||
| 13 | 399 | |||
| 14 | 93 | |||
| Specials | 5033 | |||
| Grand Total | 19557 | |||
| (b) Found to require treatment | 10817 | |||
| (c) Actually treated | 6286 | |||
| 237 | ||||