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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
Finchley 1938
[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 (1) | Number of Defects dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme (2) | Otherwise (3) | Total (4) | |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint). (Operations for squint are recorded separately in the body of the Report.) | 202 | 3 | 205 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 25 | — | 25 |
| TOTAL | 227 | 3 | 230 |
| Number of Children for whom spectacles were | |||
| (a) Prescribed | 164 | - | 164 |
| (b) Obtained | 136 | 3 | 139 |