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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

Ealing 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table: GROUP II.— DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

GROUP II.— DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

No. of defects dealt with
Errors of Refraction (including squint)1,366
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)18
Total1,384
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed1,312
(6) Obtained1,315

Table: GROUP III.— TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE & THROAT.

GROUP III.— TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE & THROAT.

Total number treated
Received operative treatment—
(a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis202
(b) for other nose and throat conditions—
Received other forms of treatment51
Total253

Table: GROUP IV.— ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.

GROUP IV.— ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.

(a)Number treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools8
(b)Number treated otherwise, e.g. in clinics or out-patient departments138

Table: GROUP V.— CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY.

GROUP V.— CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY.

Number of pupils treated—
(a) Under Child Guidance arrangements1ll
(b) Under Speech Therapy arrangements317