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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 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT, (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT, (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Number of Defects Dealt With
Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
ElementarySecondaryElementarySecondaryElementarySecondary
Errors of Refraction (including squint)124———124—
(Operations for squint are recorded separately in the body of the Annual Report).Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)26———26—
Total150———150—
Number of children for whom spectacles were—
(a) Prescribed9716——9716
(b) Obtained9616——9616

Table: GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.NUMBER OF DEFECTS

GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.

NUMBER OF DEFECTS

Received Operative TreatmentReceived other forms of TreatmentTotal number Treated
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or HospitalBy Private Practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's SchemeTotal
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
ElementarySecondaryElementarySecondary-Ele mentarySecondaryElementarySecondaryElementarySecondary
20313–206125–2311