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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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Table: TABLE IV .—contd.Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group' I).

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 SchemeOtherwiseTotal
Errors of Refraction (including Squint)310-310
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)---
Total310-310
No. of Children for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed288-288
(b) Obtained246-246*
* Most of the balance were issued after the Christmas Holiday.

Table: Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.Number of Defects.

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Number of Defects.

Received Operative TreatmentReceived other forms of TreatmentTotal number treated
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital *By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's SchemeTotal
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
-----3451-3451125†174

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(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.
†Chiefly Dental Treatment