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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE IV.—Group
| 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) | 681* | – | 681 | 240 | – | 240 | 238 | – | 238 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those rerecorded in Group 1) | 50 | – | 50 | — | – | — | — | — | – |
| Total | 731 | – | 731 | | 240 | — | 240 | 238 | – | 238 |
*Including 430 re-inspections.