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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 1958

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

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PART III
Defects Treated

Table: Table A. Diseases of the Eye, Defective Vision and Squint

Table A. Diseases of the Eye, Defective Vision and Squint

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refrection and squint165
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,068
Total:1,233

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Number of pupils for whom spectacles
were prescribed 709

Table: Table B. Diseases and Defects of the Ear, Nose and Throat

Table B. Diseases and Defects of the Ear, Nose and Throat

(a) For diseases of the ear0
(b) For adenoids and chronic tonsilitis125
c) For other nose and throat Conditions1
Received other forms of treatment538
Total:664

Table: Table C. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects

Table C. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects

(a)Pupils treated at cliunics or out- patient dispenceries183
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects0
Total:183