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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: TABLE III.—contd.Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defectstreated as minor ailments.—group I).

TABLE III.—contd.

Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defectstreated as minor ailments.—group I).

Defect or Disease.Number of Defects dealt with.
Errors of refraction (including squint)727
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)164
Total891
No. of Pupils for whom Spectacles were— (a) Prescribed725
(b) Obtained—

Table: Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Total number treated.
Received operative treatment:— (a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis127
(b) for other nose and throat conditions26
Received other forms of treatment150
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Group IV.—Orthopædic and Postural Defects.
(a) No. treated as in-patients in hospitals or
hospital schools 6
(b) No. treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or
patient departments 46
Group V.—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy.
No. of pupils treated—
(a) Under Child Guidance arrangements 93
(b) Under Speech Therapy arrangements 129