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West Ham 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: TABLE IV.—Continued.

TABLE IV.—Continued.

No. of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
No. of Children for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed2426462472
(b) Obtained2266462312

Table: Croup III.—Treatment of Detects of Nose and Throat.

Croup III.—Treatment of Detects 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.Total.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
108364964653271144152811150844
(i) Tonsils only.(ii) Adenoids only.(iii) Tonsils and Adenoids.
(iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.

Table: Croup IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Croup IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwise.Total number treated.
(1)(2)
Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.
(i)(ii)(iii)(i)(ii)(iii)
Number of children treated.81382——27130