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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

Tottenham 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: TABLE IV.— continued.Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—GroupI).

TABLE IV.— continued.

Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—GroupI).

Defect or Disease (1)No. of Defects dealt with
Under the Authority's Scheme (2)Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme (3)Otherwise (4)Total (5)
Errors of Refraction (including Squint)1,0511641,071
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.)1692—171
Total1,2201841,242
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme741
(b) Otherwise20
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme739
(b) Otherwise20

Table: Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Number of Defects
Received Operative TreatmentReceived other forms of Treatment (4)Total Number treated (5)
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (1)By Private Practitoner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme (2)Total (3)
381105486148634