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Leyton 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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TABLE IV.— contd.

Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments. —Group I.).

Defect of Disease. (1)Number of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's Scheme. (2)Otherwise. (3)Total. (4)
Errors of refraction (including squint)89925924
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1.)4444
Total94325968
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
No. of Children for whom Spectacles were :—
(a) Prescribed67025695
(6) Obtained66332695

TABLE IV.— cod.

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Number of Defects.Received Other Forms of Treatment. (4)Total Number Treated. (5)
Received Operative Treatment.
Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. (J)By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2)Total. (3)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(1)(2)(3)(4)(1)(2)(3)(4)
7983322433310311365294449

(1) Tonsils only. (2) Adenoids only. (3) Tonsils and adenoids. (4) Other
defects of the nose and throat.