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

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Chiswick 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]

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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.
Under
the
Authority's
Scheme.
Submitted to
Refraction
by Private
Practitioner or
at Hospital,
apart from
the
Authority's
Scheme.
Otherwise.
Total.
(l)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Errors of Refraction (including
Squint)
(Operations for Squint
are recorded separately
in the body of
the Report.)
154
3
—
157
Other Defect or Disease of
the Eyes (excluding those
recorded in Group I)
2
2
Total
154
5
—
159
Total number of children for whom spectacles were
prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 136
(b) Otherwise 3
Total number of children who obtained or received
spectacles :—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 134
(b) Otherwise 3