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 Acton]
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TABLE III.
Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding U ncleanliness. for which see Table V.
| Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme | 375 | |||||
| Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I). | ||||||
| No. of defects death with | ||||||
| Defect or Disease. | Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 179 | 3 | 182 | |||
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 4 | - | 4 | |||
| Total | 183 | 3 | 186 | |||
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were— (a) Prescribed | 116 | 3 | 119 | |||
| 116 | 3 | 119 | ||||
| Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects. | ||||||
| Received Operative Treatment | ||||||
| Under the Authority's scheme, in Clinic or Hospital | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total number treated. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
| - | - | - | - | |||