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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE IV.—Group II. Defective Vision and Squint
| No. of Defects dealt with. | No. of Children for whom Spectacles were | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise | Total. | (a) Prescribed. | (b) Obtained. | |||||
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||||
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 632* | _ | 632 | 305 | _ | 305 | 305 | — | 305 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 29 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Total | 661 | — | 661 | 305 | — | 305 | 305 | - | 305 |
*Including 327 re-inspections.