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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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(group II.— D efective V ision and S quint (excluding Minor Eye Defec ts treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
| Defect or Disease. (1) | No. of defects deah with. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme (2) | Otherwise (3) | Total (4) | |
| errors of Refraction (including squint) | 224 | 2 | 226 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 6 | — | 6 |
| Total | 230 | 2 | 232 |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were— | |||
| 138 | 2 | 140 | |
| (6) Obtained | 136 | 2 | 138 |
Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.
| Received Operative Treatmem | 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 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 20 | - | ||
(1)—Tonsils only. (2)—Adenoids only. (3)—Tonsils and adenoids.
(4)—Other defects of the nose and throat.