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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE IV.—contd.
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)
| Number of Defects dealt with | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) ... | 223 | 4 | 227 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group i) | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 223 | 5 | 228 |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were | |||
| (a) Prescribed | 210 | 3 | 219 |
| (b) Obtained ... | 201 | 3 | 204 |
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 | |||||||||||
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ||
| *– | – | – | – | – | – | 77 | 1 | – | – | 77 | 1 | 109 | 187 |
(i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids,
(vi) Other defects of the nose and throat.
* Scheme in abeyance during re-building of Chiswick Hospital.