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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
Wimbledon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE IV.—continued.
GROUP II.—defective vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
| DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Number of Defects dealt with. | Number of Children for whom Spectacles were | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme (See note b) | By private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | Prescribed (1) | Obtained (2) | |||
| (1) | (ii) | (i) | (ii) | |||||
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||||
| Errors of refraction (including Squint) | 226 | 45 | — | 271 | 86 | 35 | 86 | 35 |
| Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 14 | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | - | |
| Total | 240 | 46 | — | 286 | 86 | 35 | 86 | 35 |