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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
Heston and Isleworth 1937
[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 I.)
| Defect or Disease (1) | No. of defects dealt with | No. of children for whom spectacles were | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme (2) | Otherwise (3) | Total (4) | Prescribed (1) | Obtained (2) | |||
| (0 Under the Authority's Scheme | (ii) Otherwise | (i) Under the Authority's Scheme | (ii) Otherwise | ||||
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 700 | 2 | 702 | 464 | 2 | 459 | 2 |
| Other defect or disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I). | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 700 | 2 | 702 | ||||
GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
NUMBER OF DEFECTS
| Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital (1) | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Total (3) | Received other forms of Treatment. (4) | Total Number Treated (5) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ||
| — | 1 | 56 | — | — | — | 48 | 2 | — | 1 | 104 | 2 | — | 107 |
(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. | Residential treatment without education. | Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic | Residential treatment with education. | Residential treatment without education. | Non-residential treatment at an Orthopaedic clinic. | ||
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | ||
| Number of children treated | 7 | — | 13 | 4 | — | 17 | 37 |