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 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. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1). | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 593 | — | 593 |
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 2 | — | 2 |
Total | 595 | — | 595 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme | 278 |
(b) Otherwise | — |
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:— | |
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme | 249 |
(b) Otherwise | — |