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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE IV.—(contd.).
Defect or Disease. | Number of defects dealt with. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's scheme. | Submitted to re-fraction 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). | 374 | 60 | — | 434 |
Other Defects or Diseases of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1). | 91 | 4 | — | 95 |
Total | 465 | 64 | — | 529 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 309
(b) Otherwise—0.
Total Number of children who obtained or received spectacles
(а) Under the Authority's scheme 271
(b) Otherwise—0.
Number of Defects. | Total number treated (5) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Received Operative treatment. | ||||
Under the Authority's scheme, in clinic or hospital. (1) | By private practitioner or hospital, apart from the Authority's scheme. (2) | Total. (3) | Received other forms of treatment. (4) | |
138 | 56 | 194 | 57 | 251 |