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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 1954

[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)—599
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)—
Total—599
Number of Pupils for whom Spectacles were—
(a) Prescribed—1,114
(6) Obtained1,068

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

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

Total number treated
By the AuthorityOtherwise
Received operative treatment:—
(a) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis—202
(b) for other nose and throat conditions—5
Received other forms of treatment210—
210207

Table: Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools9
(b) Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patient departments215

Table: Group V.—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy.Number of pupils treated—

Group V.—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy.Number of pupils treated—

(a) Under Child Guidance arrangements176
(b) Under Speech Therapy arrangements149