London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: GROUP II.-DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments-Group I.)

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)749
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)—
Total749
No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed414
(b) Obtained503
GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
Received operative treatment:—Total number treated.
(a) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis223
(b) for other nose and throat conditions—
Received other forms of treatment308
Total531
GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
(a) No. treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools7
(b) No. treated otherwise e.g. in clinics or out-patient departments908
GROUP V.—CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY.
No. of pupils treated (a) under Child Guidance arrangements—
(b) under Speech Therapy arrangements37