London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Leyton 1946

[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 mlnor 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) Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)620620
1194123
Total7394743
No. of Children for whom Spectacles were:—Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
(a) Prescribed460460
(b) Obtained460-460

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 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)
264868263441012137197

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