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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
Walthamstow 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of Children for whom spectacles were prescribed | 672 | 10 |
| Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles | 660 | 10 |
| Number of Defects. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total number treated. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received Operative Treatment. | ||||
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | ||
| 9 | 235 | — | 235 | |
Group IV.—Dental Defects.
| (1) Number of Children who were:— | ||||
| Aged: | ||||
| Routine Age Groups | 5 | 837 | Total | 3318 |
| 6 | 1313 | |||
| 7 | 1084 | |||
| 8 | 55 | |||
| 9 | 29 | |||
| 10 | – | |||
| 11 | – | |||
| 12 | _– | |||
| 13 | – | |||
| 14 | – | |||
| Specials | 2955 | |||
| Grand Total | 6273 | |||
| (b) Found to require treatment | 5691 | |||
| (c) Actually treated | 4092 | |||
| (d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination | 1205 | |||