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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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SECONDARY SCHOOLS
STATISTICAL TABLES
TABLE IV—OPHTHALMIC TREATMENT AND DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
GROUP II. DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects
treated as Minor Ailments).
| No. of Defects Dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| ERRORS OF REFRACTION (including squint) | 104 | 104 | |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | — | — | — |
| Total | 104 | — | 104 |
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise Total | ||
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were | |||
| (a) Prescribed | 77 | — | 77 |
| (b) Obtained | 76 | — | 76 |
TABLE V.—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist (a) Routine age-groups
| AGE | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | TOTAL |
| Number | 4 | 142 | 264 | 300 | 283 | 231 | 96 | 20 | 5 | 1345 |
(b) Specials 171
(c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials) 1516
(2) Number found to require treatment 1222
(3) Number actually treated 798
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 4164
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