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 Bexley]
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Group II—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Eye Disease
treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
No. of defects
dealt with
(1) Errors of Refraction (including squint) 1,096
(2) Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding
those recorded in Group I) —
Total 1,096
(3) No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed 482
(b) Obtained 387
Group III—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Total number
treated
Received operative treatment—
(a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis 137
(b) for other nose and throat conditions —
Received other forms of treatment 82
Total 219
Group IV—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
(a) No. treated as in-patients in hospital or hospital
schools 7
(b) No. treated otherwise e.g. in clinics or out-patient
departments 234
Group V—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy.
No. of pupils treated (a) under Child Guidance
arrangements 40
(b) Under Speech Therapy
arrangements 10
70