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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 1929
[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 | 1644 |
| (b) Otherwise | 66 |
| Total Number of Children who obtained or received spectacles:— | |
| *(a) Under the Authority's Scheme | 1492 |
| *(b) Otherwise | 66 |
*At time of compilation of Table.
Croup III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Number of Defects.
| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. (4) | Total number treated. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. (1) | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Total. (3) | ||
| 1,104 | 51 | 1,155 | 74 | 1,229 |
Croup IV.—Dental Defects.
| (1) Number of Children who were:— | ||||
| (a) Inspected by the Dentist: | ||||
| Aged: | ||||
| Routine Age Groups * | 4 | 261 | Total | 14392 |
| 5 | 437 | |||
| 6 | 4336 | |||
| 7 | 4565 | |||
| 8 | 2490 | |||
| 9 | 578 | |||
| 10 | 434 | |||
| 11 | 364 | |||
| 12 | 439 | |||
| 13 | 454 | |||
| 14 | 34 | |||
| 3820 | ||||
| Grand Total | 18212 | |||