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 Tottenham]
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS (contd.).
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated
as Minor Ailments—Group I).
Defect or Disease.
No. of Defects dealt with.
Under
the Authority's
Scheme.
Submitted to
refraction by
private
practitioner or
at hospital,
apart from the
Authority's
Scheme.
Otherwise.
Total.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Errors of Refraction (including
Squint)
146
1
–
147
Other Defect or Disease of the
Eves (excluding those recorded
in Group I)
1
—
—
1
Total
147
1
—
148
Total number of Pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme 113
(b) Otherwise —
Total number of Pupils who obtained or received spectacles:—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 113
(b) Otherwise —
Group III.—Treatment of Defects 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
of Hospital.
By Private
Practitioner
or Hospital,
apart from the
Authority's
Scheme.
Total.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
—
—
—
—
9
—
1
—
9
—
1
—
4
—
—
3
13
—
1
3
(i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and Adenoids.
(iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.