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 East Ham]
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Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
Defect or Disease. | No. of Defects dealt with. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction by private pr ictitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |||||
(D | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||||
B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | |
Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | - | 3 | 6 |
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.). | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed—
5 | |
4 | |
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles— | |
(c) Under the Authority's Scheme | 5 |
(d) Otherwise | 4 |
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
NUMBER OF DEFECTS. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. (4) | Total number treated. (5) | |||||||
Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital (1) | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Total. (3) | |||||||
B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. |
1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 5 |