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 West Ham]
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Group 2. Defective Vision and Squint (excluding minor defects):
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1,604 |
Other defect or disease of the eyes | 66 |
Total | 1,670 |
Number of children for whom spectacles were | |
(a) Prescribed | 1,606 |
(b) obtained | 1,663 |
Group 3. Treatment of defects of Ear, Nose and Throat: | |
Received Operative of Ear, Nose and Throat: | 195 |
Received other forms of Treatment | 552 |
(excluding minor ear defects) | |
Total number treated | 747 |
TABLE V.
Dental Inspection and Treatment
(1) | Number of children inspected by the Dentists: | |
(a) Periodic Age group | Nil | |
(b) Specials | 5,390 | |
(2) | Number found to require treatment | 5,390 |
(3) | Number actually treated | 5,700 |
(4) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 11,482 |
(5) | Half-days devoted to | |
Inspection | Nil | |
Total half-days | 1,461 | |
Total half-days | 1,461 | |
(6) | Fillings: | |
Permanent teeth | 1,108 | |
Temporary teeth | 379 | |
Total fillings | 1,487 | |
(7) | Extractions: | |
Permanent teeth | 1,395 | |
Temporary teeth | 6,518 | |
Total extractions | 7,913 | |
(8) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2,332 |
(9) | Other operations: Permanent teeth | 3,158 |
Temporary teeth | 3,820 | |
Total of "other operations" | 6,978 |