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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 1941
[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. (1) | Number of Defects dealt with. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Otherwise. (3) | Total. (4) | |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 359 | 34 | 393 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 97 | 3 | 100 |
| Total | 456 | 37 | 493 |
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| No. of Children for whom Spectacles were:— | |||
| 332 | 34 | 366 | |
| (6) Obtained | 329 | 37 | 366 |
TABLE III.—c
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. (1) | 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) | 6 | |
| 2 | — | 30 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 35 | 4 | 47 | |
(1) Tonsils only. (2) Adenoids only. (3) Tonsils and adenoids. (4) Other
defects of the nose and throat.