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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 1951

[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 Defects treated as minor ailments.—group I).

TABLE III.— contd.

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

Defect or DiseaseNumber of Defects dealt with
By the AuthorityOtherwise
Errors of refraction (including squint)...371
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)...104
Total...475
No. of Pupils for whom Spectacles were—
(a) Prescribed...606
(b) Obtained...592

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

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

Total number treated.
By the Authority.Otherwise.
Received operative treatment:—
(a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis-90
(b) for other nose and throat conditions-2
Received other forms of treatment56630
566122

Table: Group IV.—Orthopædic and Postural Defects.

Group IV.—Orthopædic and Postural Defects.

(a) No. treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools5
(b) No. treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or outpatient departments43
Group V.—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy.
No. of pupils treated—
(a) Under Child Guidance arrangements128
(b) Under Speech Therapy arrangements76