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Hendon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE IV.
Return of Defects treated during the year ended 31st December, 1933.
TREATMENT TABLE.
GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding L'ncleanliness).
NIL.
GROUP 11.-DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
| Defect or Disease. | No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the 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) | — | 13 | — | 13 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 13 | 13 | |
Total number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed ... 13
Total number of pupils who obtained or received spectacles ... 7
GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
NIL
GROUlP IV.—DENTAL DEFECTS.
Number of pupils who were :—
| (a) Found to require treatment | 21 |
| (b) Actually treated | 6 |