London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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GROUP 2.- EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
| Number of cases dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 56 | 7 |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 54 | 1,626 |
| Total | 110 | 1,633 |
| Number of pupils for whom spectacles were— | ||
| -_ | 759 | |
| - | 735 | |
GROUP 3. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
| Number of cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Received operative treatment— | ||
| (a) for diseases of the ear | - | 10 |
| — | 306 | |
| - | 12 | |
| Received other forms of treatment | 55 | 164 |
| Total | 55 | 492 |
GROUP 4 - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
| By the Authority | Otherwise | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 368 | ||
| 55 | - | ||