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

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Barking 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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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)825
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)
Total825
No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were(a) Prescribed493
(b) Obtained453
GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
Received operative treatment:—Total number treated.
(a) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis356
(b) for other nose and throat conditions
Received other forms of treatment345
Total701
GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
(a) No. treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools5
(b) No. treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patient departments1,093
GROUP V.—CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY.
No. of pupils treated(a) under Child Guidance arrangements4
(b) under Speech Therapy arrangements60