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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
Erith 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
| Defect or Disease | Number of Defects dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 343 | 5 | 348 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eye (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 7 | — | 7 |
| Total | 350 | 5 | 355 |
No. of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:
(i) Under the Authority's Scheme 199
(ii) Otherwise 4
No. of children for whom spectacles were obtained:
(i) Under the Authority's Scheme 166
(ii) Otherwise 4
GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE
AND THROAT.
Number of Defects.
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Recived other froms of Treatment | Total number Treatment | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 37 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 73 |