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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

Hornsey 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Aliments—Group I.).

Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Aliments—Group I.).

Number of Defects dealt with
Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwise.Total.
Errors of Refraction (including Squint)398-398
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1.)83-83
Total481-481
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
No. of Children for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed331-331
(b) Obtained322-322

Table: Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.Number of Defects.

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Number of Defects.

Received Operative Treatment.Total.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.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
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(i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids, (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.