Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE IV.—Group II. Defective Vision and Squint
(Excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as minor ailments—Group I.).
Defect or Disease. | No. of Defects dealt with. | No. of Children for whom Spectacles were | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | By Private Practitioner or at Hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | Prescribed. | Obtained. | |||
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | |||||
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 243 | 31 | _ | 274 | 101 | 29 | 101 | 29 |
Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | 77 | 6 | - | 83 | — | — | — | _ |
Total | 320 | 37 | 357 | 101 | 29 | 101 | 29 |