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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

Bexley 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: Croup II—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Croup 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)1,618
(2) Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1)12
Total1,630
(3) No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed383
(b) Obtained259

Table: Croup III—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Croup III—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Total number treated
Received operative treatment—
(a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis117
(b) for other nose and throat conditions4
Received other forms of treatment106
Total227
Croup IV—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
(a) No. treated as in-patients in hospital or hospital schools9
(b) No. treated otherwise e.g. in clinics or out-patient departments384
Croup V—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy.
No. of pupils treated
(a) under Child Guidance arrangements62
(b) Under Speech Therapy arrangements30