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Walthamstow 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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

No. of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Errors of Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report.)New 310 Old 1146430
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)3434
Total4586464
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
No. of Children for whom spectacles were—
(a) Prescribed4956501
(b) Obtained4826488

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

Received Operative Treatment.
Under the Authority 'a Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.Received other Forms of Treatment.Total Number Treated.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
-1033310356162

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

Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Under the Authority's (1)Scheme.Otherwise. (2)Total number treated.
Residential treatment with education. (i)Residential treatment without education. (ii)Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (iii)Residential treatment with education. (i)Residential treatment without education. (ii)Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (iii)
Number ol children treated5-271---276