Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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TABLE IV. (continued).
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments— Group I.).
Defect or Disease. | Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
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Under the Authority's Scheme, | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 151 | 151 | ||
Other Defect or Disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | 12 | 12 | ||
Total | 163 | 163 | ||
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:— | ||||
80 | ||||
(b) Otherwise | — | |||
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:- | ||||
76 | ||||
— |
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.
Received Operative Treatment, | Received other forms of treatment. | Total number treated. | ||
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Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Total. | ||
46 | 4 | 50 | 50 |