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

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Brentford and Chiswick 1940

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

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GROUP II - TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT.
No. of Defects dealt with
Under the
Authority's
Scheme.
Otherwise.
Total.
Errors of Refraction
173
-
173
Other defect or disease
of the eyes.
-
-
-
Total
173
-
173
Under the
Authority's
Scheme.
Otherwise.
Total.
No, of Children for whom
spectacles were
-
(a)Precribed
148
—
148
(b)Obtained
112
-
112
GROUP III - TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT
NUMBER OF DEFECTS
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.
-
33
10
43
(b) Specials 626
(c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials) 3460
(2) Number found to require treatment 2693
(3) Number actually treated 1660
.
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 4111
(5) Half-days devoted to Inspection 28
Treatment 574
Total 602
TABLE IV
DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist
(a) Routine age-groups
Age
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Total
Number
118
277
226
274
276
311
366
401
342
216
27
2834