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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
Heston and Isleworth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE IV.—
Group II__DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding
Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group 1).
| Defect or Disease. | Number of defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the Report). | 288 | 13 | 2 | 303 |
| Other Defects or Disease of the eye (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 1 | 7 | ||
| Total | 289 | 13 | 8 | 310 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 219
(b) Otherwise 12
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles -
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 213
(b) Otherwise 11