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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 1937
[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) | 252 | 3 | 255 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 252 | 4 | 256 |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed | 229 | 3 | 232 |
| (b) Obtained | 221 | 3 | 224 |
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Total | Received other forms of Treatment | Total numb er treated | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 41 | — | — | 2 | 41 | — | 115 | 158 |
(i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids,
(iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.
* Scheme in abeyance during re-building of Chiswick Hospital.