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 Hendon]
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TABLE IV. (continued).
GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
Defect of Disease. | No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Under Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction 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 should be recorded separately in the body of the Report). | - | 103 | - | 103 |
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.). | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Total | — | 105 | - | 105 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme Nil.
(b) Otherwise 95
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme . Nil.
(b) Otherwise 95