Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the School Medical Officer 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. Under the | ||
---|---|---|---|
Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Errors of Refraction (including Squint.) (Operations for squint are recorded separately in the body of the report.) | 186 | 2 | 188 |
Other Defect or Disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) ... | 41 | - | 41 |
Total | 227 | 2 | 229 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were
prescribed:—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 199
(b) Otherwise —
Total number who obtained spectacles:—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 172
(b) Otherwise 2
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