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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 1935
[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 | NUMBER OP DEFECTS DEALT WITH. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Authority's Scb< me. | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at Hoppital apart from the Authority's scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | Year 1934 | |
| (i) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 135 | 13 | 148 | 147 | |
| Other defects or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Total | 135 | 13 | 148 | 147 | |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 100
(b) Otherwise 13
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 99
(b) Otherwise 13
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
| Received operative treatment. | Received other forme of treatment. | Total number treated. | Year 1934 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autfc | Under the lority's scheme in clinic or hospital. | By private practitioner or hospital apart from the Authority's schema. | TOTAL. | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (i) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | 4 | 6 | |
| - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | |||
(1) Tonsils only; (2) Adenoids only; (3) Tonsils and Adenoids;
(4) Other Defects of Nose and Throat,