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Walthamstow 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Group 11.—Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Group 11.—Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

No. of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Errors or Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report.)New 387 Old 1033493
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)39—39
Total5293532
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
No. of Children for whom spectacles were—
(a) Prescribed5713574
(b) Obtained5503553

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)
——110—2--—2-110-109221

Table: (i) Tonsils only, (ii) Adenoids only, (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids, (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.Group IV,— Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

(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 Scheme. (1)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 of Children treated14-340---352