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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
Croydon 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SECONDARY
Group II. —Defective Vision and Squint (excluding minor eye defects treated as minor ailments.—Group I.)
| Defect or Diseases (1) | NUMBER OF DEFECTS DEALT WITH. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Authority's Scheme. (2) | Submitted to refraction by private practitioners or at Hospital apart from the Authority's scheme. (3) | Otherwise. (4) | Total. (5) | Yen 1933 (6) | |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 145 | 2 | 147 | 99 | |
| Other defects or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Total | 145 | 2 | 147 | 99 | |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 102
(b) Otherwise 2
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 99
(b) Otherwise 2
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
| Received operative treatment. | Received other forms of treatment. (4) | Total number treated- (5) | Year 1933 (6) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's scheme in clinic or hospital. (1) | By private practitioner or hospital apart from the Authority's schema. (2) | TOTAL. (3) | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ... | 6 | 8 |
| - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | |||
(1) Tonsils only; (2) Adenoids only; (3) Tonsils and Adenoids;
(4) Other Defects of Nose and Throat.