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. (
G roup II.—Defective V ision and S quint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme (see note b). | 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). | 429 | 57 | 486 | |
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1.). | 131 | 131 | ||
Total | 560 | 57 | 617 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 471
(b) Otherwise —
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 465
(b) Otherwise —
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 (see note b). | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
21 | 22 | 82 | 104 |