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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(a)
| Mothers & Toddlers | Adults— Public Scheme | School Children | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1944 | Year 1945 | Year 1944 | Year 1945 | Year 1944 | Year 1945 | Year 1944 | Year 1945 | |
| Errors of Rcfraction, etc. requiring treatment | 221 | 222 | 281 | 416 | 663 | 903 | 1,144 | 1,541 |
| Number for whom spectacles were | ||||||||
| (a) Prescribed | 68 | 109 | 206 | 239 | 519 | 485 | 793 | 833 |
| (b) Obtained | 35 | 37 | 163 | 194 | 356 | 438 | 554 | 669 |
(b) Squint Training.
Under all the circumstances this Clinic in my
opinion has been well attended in spite of the drop
of over 100 in the total attendances, as compared with
the number in the year 1944. Statistical data of this
Service is given hereunder :—
| Year 1944 | Year 1945 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Sessions | 102 | 86 |
| Number of Children Attended | 44 | 29 |
| Number of New Cases | 13 | 8 |
| Number of Old Cases | 31 | 21 |
| Number of Attendances | 610 | 467 |
| Number Discharged—Cured | 3 | 3 |
| Number Evacuated | 11 | _ |
| Number Left School | 3 | 4 |
| Number Discontinued | 8 | 5 |