London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Oroup II.Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated us 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 235 Old 634302
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)41243
Total3396345
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total
No. of Children for whom spectacles were—
(a) Prescribed4204424
(6) Obtained4164420

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)(6)
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
-51818511-212272
(i) Tonsils only, (ii) Adenoids only, (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids, (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.