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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Croup II—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
No. of defects dealt with | |
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(1) Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 1,618 |
(2) Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | 12 |
Total | 1,630 |
(3) No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were | |
(a) Prescribed | 383 |
(b) Obtained | 259 |
Croup III—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Total number treated | |
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Received operative treatment— | |
(a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | 117 |
(b) for other nose and throat conditions | 4 |
Received other forms of treatment | 106 |
Total | 227 |
Croup IV—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects. | |
(a) No. treated as in-patients in hospital or hospital schools | 9 |
(b) No. treated otherwise e.g. in clinics or out-patient departments | 384 |
Croup V—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy. | |
No. of pupils treated | |
(a) under Child Guidance arrangements | 62 |
(b) Under Speech Therapy arrangements | 30 |