Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE IV.—
Group II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group 1).
Defect or Disease. | Number of defects dealt with. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 413 | 14 | ... | 427 |
Other Defects or Disease of the eye | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
(excluding those recorded in Group I.) | ||||
Total | 413 | 14 | 6 | 433 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 344
(b) Otherwise 11
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme327
(b) Otherwise 11