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102
Group 2.—Defective Vision and Squint
(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group 1).
Defect or Disease
No. of Defects dealt with.
Under the
Authority's
Scheme
Otherwise
Total
Errors of Refraction (including
Squint)
1075
70
1145
Other Defect or Disease
of the Eyes
—
—
—
Total
1075
70
1145
Total number of children for whom Spectacles were prescribed :—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 681
(b) Otherwise 70
Total number of children who obtained or received Spectacles :—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 675
(b) Otherwise 70
Group 3.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Number of Defects
Received Operative Treatment
Received
other
forms of
Treatment
Total
number
Treated
Under the
Authority's Scheme
in Clinic or
Hospital
By Private Practitioner
or Hospital,
apart from the
Authority's Scheme
Total
66
32
98
—
98