Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. | ||
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ERRORS OF REFRACTION (including squint) | 825 | |
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | — | |
Total | 825 | |
No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were | (a) Prescribed | 493 |
(b) Obtained | 453 | |
GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT. | ||
Received operative treatment:— | Total number treated. | |
(a) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis | 356 | |
(b) for other nose and throat conditions | — | |
Received other forms of treatment | 345 | |
Total | 701 | |
GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS. | ||
(a) No. treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools | 5 | |
(b) No. treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patient departments | 1,093 | |
GROUP V.—CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY. | ||
No. of pupils treated | (a) under Child Guidance arrangements | 4 |
(b) under Speech Therapy arrangements | 60 |