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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
Bromley 1934
[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. | Otherwise. | Total. | Prescribed. | Obtained. | |||
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | ||||
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | *393 | 1 | 394 | 236 | 1 | 236 | 1 |
| Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 8 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 401 | 7 | 408 | 236 | 1 | 236 | 1 |
*187 Refractions ; 206 Re-inspections.