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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 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Table 17-Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.

Table 17-Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.

Number of cases dealt with
by the AuthorityOtherwise
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint30442
Errors of Refraction (including squint)7851,448
Total1,0891, 490
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were-
(a) Prescribed529 *622 *
(b) Obtained502 #613 #

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*Including cases dealt with under arrangements with the supplementary Ophthalmic
Services.
# Known to be incomplete as glasses supplied direct to patients by National Health
Service Opticians.

Table: Table 18-Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.

Table 18-Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.

Number of cases treated
by the AuthorityOtherwise
Received operative treatment
(a) for diseases of the ear--
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis-196
(c) for other nose and throat conditions--
Received other forms of treatment1,08555
Total1, 085251

Table: Table 19-Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Table 19-Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals *11
(b) Number treated *by the AuthorityOtherwise
1,24521
(c) Council Orthopaedic Clinics.
ClinicsNo. of new casesNo. of cases receiving treatmentTotal Attendances
21,3132, 0636, 658

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* Not previously recorded in a return for the current year.