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Ilford 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table II.— Continued.

Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Defect or DiseaseNo. of Defects dealt with
Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Errors of Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report.)88318901
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)17926
Total90027927
No. of Children for whom spectacles were:— (a) Prescribed42418442
(b) Obtained42418442

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total Number treated.
1394143

Table IV.— Dental Inspection and Treatment.

(1) Number of Children inspected by the Dentists:— ( a) Routine Age Groups—

Age567891011121314Total
Number11451401132015641633158511591024105920212,092
(b) Specials572
(c) Total (Routine and Specials)12,664
(2) Number found to require treatment8,289
(3) Number actually treated4,182
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment6,716
(5) Half-days devoted toInspection 94Total799
Treatment 705
(6) FillingsPermanent Teeth 3,810Total6,351
Temporary Teeth 2,541
(7) ExtractionsPermanent Teeth 785. Total6,574
Temporary Teeth 5,789
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions1,630
(9) Other operationsPermanent Teeth 1,931. Total2,333
Temporary Teeth 402