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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
Leyton 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE IV.—
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) | 899 | 25 | 924 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1.) | 44 | — | 44 |
| Total | 943 | 25 | 968 |
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| No. of Children for whom Spectacles were :— | |||
| 670 | 25 | 695 | |
| (6) Obtained | 663 | 32 | 695 |
TABLE IV.—
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) | ||
| 79 | 8 | 33 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 11 | 36 | 5 | 294 | 449 |
(1) Tonsils only. (2) Adenoids only. (3) Tonsils and adenoids. (4) Other
defects of the nose and throat.