Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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GROUP 11 - TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT.
No. of.Defects dealt with
Under the
Authority's
Scheme.
Otherwise.
Total.
Errors of Refraction
134
-
134
Other defect or disease
of the eyes.
-
-
-
Total
134
-
13
Under the
authority's
Scheme.
Otherwise.
Total.
No. of Children for whom
spectacles were
(a) Prescribed.
101
-
101
(b) Obtained
73
-
73
GROUP 111 - 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.
31
21
52
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
138
125
93
127
165
185
210
210
178
59
59
1490
(b) Specials 726
(c) TOTAL (Routine and specials) 2216
(2) Number found to require treatment 1722
(3) Number actually treated 1182
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 3011
(5) Half-days devoted to Inspection 28½
Treatment 320½
Total 349