London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 DiseaseNumber of Defects dealt with
Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
1234
Errors of Refraction (including Squint)3435348
Other Defect or Disease of the Eye (excluding those recorded in Group I)77
Total3505355

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 HospitalBy Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's SchemeRecived other froms of TreatmentTotal number TreatmentTotal
12345
378452873