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Brentford and Chiswick 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE III.
| Group I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness). | |
| Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's scheme | 1669 |
| Group II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint. | |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 125 |
| Other defects or diseases of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 6 |
| Number of children for whom spectacles were: | |
| 166 | |
| 218 | |
| Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat: | |
| Received Operative Treatment | 37 |
| Received Other Forms of Treatment | 47 |
| Total Number Treated | 84 |
DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
The treatment carried out in the School Dental Service and
for patients referred from the Maternity and Child Welfare Service
is listed in one table so that a complete picture of the total work
done is available.
There has been no expansion of the service during the year
and the staff consisted of three full-time Dental Officers, a parttime
Orthodontist (two sessions per week), three full-time and
one part-time surgery assistants and one clerk. The amount of
clerical work required in the running of the clinics is considerable,
and it is hoped that it will be possible shortly to obtain increased
help on that side. A high incidence of sickness and staff changes
has of necessity hampered the work of the clinics.
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