[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking] page 29

Barking 1948

[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.)

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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)		—
Total		825
No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were	(a) Prescribed	493
No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were	(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
No. of pupils treated	(b) under Speech Therapy arrangements	60