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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
Barking 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE IV.—continued.
GROUP II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated
as Minor Ailments—Group I).
Defect or Disease
Number of Defects dealt with
Under the
Authority's
Scheme
Otherwise
Totals
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Errors of Refraction (including
Squint)
384
77
461
Other Defect or Disease of the
Eyes (excluding those recorded
in Group I)
Totals
384
77
461
Number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed :—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 349
(b) Otherwise 77
Number of children who obtained spectacles :—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 335
(b) Otherwise 49