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 Tottenham]
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TABLE 17 - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases dealt with | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 278 | 230 |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | - | 2, 381 |
Total | 278 | 2,611 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were: | ||
(a) Prescribed | - | 1,190 + |
(b) Obtained | - | 698 ø |
+ Including cases dealt with under arrangements with
the Supplementary Ophthalmic Services.
ø Known to be incomplete as glasses supplied direct to
patients by National Health Service Opticians.
TABLE 18 - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases treated | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
Received operative treatment | ||
(a) for diseases of the ear | - | - |
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | - | 84 |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | - | 2 |
Received other forms of treatment | 565 | 448 |
Total | 565 | 534 |
(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals | 14 | |
(b) Number treated | By the Authority | Otherwise |
40 | 1,320 |