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

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Erith 1945

[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 Deftcts dealt with
Under the Authority's Schemeother-wiseTotal
1234
Errors of Refraction (including Squint)3863389
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)33
Total3893392

No. of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:
(i) Under the Authority's Scheme 145
(ii) Otherwise 3
No. of children for whom spectacles w ere obtained:
(i) Under the Authority's Scheme 126
(ii) Otherwise 3
GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE
AND THROAT.

Number of Defects.

Received Operative TreatmentReceived other forms of TreatmentTotal number treated
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or HospitalBy Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's SchemeTotal
12345
121255 .67