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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
West Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE IV.—Continued.
| Total number of Children for whom spectacles were prescribed:— | |
| (a) Under the Authority's Scheme | 1906 |
| (b) Otherwise | 47 |
| Total Number of Children who obtained or received spectacles:— | |
| *(a) Under the Authority's Scheme | 1693 |
| *(b) Otherwise | 47 |
| *At time of compilation of Table. | |
Croup III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
| Number of Defects. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received Operative Treatment. | ||||
| 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 number treated. |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 1,225 (operations) | 110 | 1,335 | 116 | 1,451 |
Croup IV.—Dental Defects.
(1) Number of Children who were:—
| (a) Inspected by the Dentist: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged: | ||||
| Routine Age Groups | 5 | — | Total | 15079 |
| 6 | — | |||
| 7 | 7102 | |||
| 8 | 2478 | |||
| 9 10 | — | |||
| 11 | — | |||
| 12 | — | |||
| 13 | — | |||
| 14 | — | |||
| Specials | 2958 | |||
| Grand Total | 18037 | |||