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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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. | By Private Practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Errors of Refraction (including Squint) (Operations for squint are recorded separately in the body of the report) | 194 | 2 | - | 196 |
Other Defect or Disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1.) | 18 | 18 | ||
Total | 12 | - | 214 | |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:— (a) Under the Authority's Scheme | 172 | |||
(b) Otherwise | 1 | |||
Total number who obtained spectacles :— (a) Under the Authority's Scheme | 152 | |||
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