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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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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. | 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 (operations for Squint should be recorded in the body of the Report) | '212 | - | 214 | |
| Other defects or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group i) | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 212 | 2 | 1 | 215 |
Group II—contd.
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 204
(b) Otherwise 2
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 192
(b) Otherwise 2
' For Dental Sepsis and for breathing exercises in Orthopaedic Clinic,
(i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids,
(vi) Other defects of the nose and throat.
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
| Received Operative Treatment | Received other forms of Treatment | Total number treated | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Total | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) • | (5) | |||||||||
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ||
| - | 3 | 225 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 228 | - | 162* | 393 |