London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TABLE 17 - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
| Number of cases dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 283 | 266 |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | - | 2, 306 |
| Total | 283 | 2, 572 |
| Number of pupils for whom spectacles were:- | ||
| (a) Prescribed | - | 1,477 + |
| (b) Obtained | - | 733 Ø |
+ Including cases dealt with under arrangements with
the Supplementary Ophthalmic Services,
Ø Known to be incomplete as glasses supplied direct
to patients by National Health Service Opticians.
TABLE 18 - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
| Number of cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Received operative treatment | ||
| (a) for diseases of the ear | - | - |
| (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | - | 41 |
| (c) for other nose and throat conditions | - | - |
| Received other forms of treatment | 224 | 442 |
| Total | 224 | 483 |
TABLE 19 - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
| (a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals | 4 | |
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (b) Number treated | 30 | 1,128 |