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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

Ilford 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: GROUP 2. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

GROUP 2. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

Number of cases dealt with
By the AuthorityOtherwise
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint683
Errors of Refraction (including squint)431,741
Total1111,744
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were —
(a) Prescribed-877
(b) Obtained—832

Table: GROUP 3. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

GROUP 3. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

Number of cases treated
By the AuthorityOtherwise
Received operative treatment —
(a) for diseases of the ear--
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis-218
(c) for other nose and throat conditions-14
Received other forms of treatment64105
Total64337

Table: GROUP 4. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

GROUP 4. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

By the AuthorityOtherwise
(a) Number treated in clinics or out-patients departments102356
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects30-