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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Eye Disease.
(External and other, but excluding errors of refraction, squint
and cases admitted to hospital) 249
Ear defects.
(Treatment for serious diseases of the ear (e.g. operative
treatment in hospital) should not be recorded here but in the
body of the School Medical Officer's Annual Report) 107
Miscellaneous.
(e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc: 1046
1751
(b)
Total number of attendances at Authority's Minor Ailment Clinics 30%
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
| No. of defects dealt with. | |
|---|---|
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report | 448 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded on Group I). | — |
| Total | 448 |
| No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed | 314 |
| (b) Obtained | 210 |
Group III.—Treatment of defects of Nose and Throat.
| Total number treated. | |
|---|---|
| Received operative treatment— | |
| (a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | 43 |
| (b) for other nose and throat conditions | — |
| Received other forms of treatment | 109 |
| Total | 152 |
Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
| (a) No. treated as in-patients in hospital or hospital schools | 6 |
| (b) No. treated otherwise, e.g. in clinics or out-patient department | 18 |
| 24 |