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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
Hendon 1937
[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 or Disease. | Number of Defects dealt with. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 84 | _ | 84 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded as minor ailments) | — | - | — |
| Totals | 84 | - | 84 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
| (a) Under the Authority's Scheme | 71 |
| (6) Otherwise | — |
| Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:— | |
| 66 | |
| (b) Otherwise |