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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
East Ham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 519 | 28 | 56 | 603 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | — | — | — | – |
| Total | 519 | 28 | 56 | 603 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles
were prescribed—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 359
(b) Otherwise 28
Total number of children who obtained or
received spectacles—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 359
(b) Otherwise 28
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total number Treated. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||||||
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | 56 | 498 |
| 78 | 12 | 324 | 6 | 2 | – | 20 | — | 80 | 12 | 344 | 6 | ||
| (i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat. | |||||||||||||