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Walthamstow 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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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).

Defect or Disease.No. of Defects dealt with.No. of children for whom spectacles were
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.PrescribedObtained
(1)(2)
(i)(ii)(i)(ii)
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.
(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.)New 375 Old 94547456555405
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)40—40
Total5095514

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 Treatment.Received other Forms of Treatment.Total Number Treated.
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)118242
-—122—2--—2—122-

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(i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids.
(iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.

Table: Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Under the Authority's Scheme. (1)Otherwise. (2)Total number treated.
Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.
(i)(ii)(iii)(i)(ii)(iii)
Number of children treated8-290——-298