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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 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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

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

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)1,02815151,058
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I,)142—16
Total1,04217151,074

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Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 799
(b) Otherwise 27
Total number of children who obtained or received spectac.es:—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme 796
(б) Otherwise 27

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

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

Received Operative Treatment.
Under the Authority's Scheme,in Clinic or Hospital. (1)By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Auth -ority's Scheme. (2)Total (3)Received other forms of Treatment. (4)Total Number treated. (5)
388153541231772