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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
Acton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Group II.- Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects
treated as Minor Ailments— Group I).
| Defect or Disease. | No. of defects dealt with. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Exports of Refraction (including squint) | 352 | 6 | 358 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 16 | — | 16 |
| Total | 368 | 6 | 374 |
| No. of Children for whom Spectacles were | |||
| (a) Prescribed | 235 | 6 | 241 |
| (b) Obtained | 235 | 6 | 241 |
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 | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Total | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | ||
| - | 2 | 42 | — | - | — | 3 | — | - | 2 | 45 | — | - | 47 |
(1)— Tonsils only. (2)—Adenoids only. (3)—Tonsils and adenoids.
(4)—Other defects of the nose and throat,