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Leyton 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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TABLE III.—contd.

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)538538
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)106310)
Total6443647
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
No. of Children for whom Spectacles were:—
(a) Prescribed444444
(6) Obtained444-444

TABLE III .— contd.

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 Hoipital. (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)
1258588130883130
(1) Tonsils only.(2) Adenoids only.(3) Tonsils and adenoids.(4)Other defects of the nose and throat.