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Hornsey 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE III.
GROUP I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness)
| Total number of defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme | 3,543 | |
| GROUP II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint. | ||
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 230 | |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes excluding those recorded in Group 1) | 309 | |
| Total | 539 | |
| Under the Authority's Scheme | ||
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were | ||
| (a) Prescribed | 277 | |
| (b) Obtained | 221 | |
| GROUP III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. | ||
| Received Operative Treatment | 1 | |
| Received other forms of Treatment | 472 | |
| Total Number Treated | 473 | |