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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE III.—
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) | 400 | 40 | 440 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 102 | – | 102 |
| Total | 502 | 40 | 602 |
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| No. of Children for whom Spectacles were:— (a) Prescribed | 356 | 40 | 396 |
| (b) Obtained | 354 | 42 | 396 |
TABLE IV.
Dental Inspection and Treatment
| (1) Number of children who were:— | |||
| (a) Inspected by the Dentist:— | |||
| Aged: | |||
| Age Groups | 3 | Total 6,044 | |
| 4 | |||
| 5 | 346 | ||
| 6 | 649 | ||
| 7 | 601 | ||
| 8 | 672 | ||
| 9 | 686 | ||
| 10 | 722 | ||
| 11 | 577 | ||
| 12 | 665 | ||
| 13 | 616 | ||
| 14 | 447 | ||
| 15 | 56 | ||
| 16 | 7 | ||