[Report 1939] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens.

  • St. Helens (Merseyside, England). Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Group n.—Defective ^sion and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I). No. OF DEFECTS DEALT WITH. DEFECT OR DISEASE (1) Number of Defects referred for Treatment (2) Under the Authority's Scheme. (3) Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at Hospital apart from the Authority’s Scheme. (4) Otherwise (5) Total (6) Errors of Refraction (including Squint) . 68 40 13 1 54 Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) . — — — — Total 68 40 13 1 54 Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed; (a) Under the Authority’s Scheme . (b) Otherwise . Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles : (a) Under the Authority’s Scheme . (b) Otherwise . 31 14 31 13 Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects. Received Operative Treatment Referred for treatment Under the Authority’s Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority’s Scheme Total 1 Received other forms of treatment Total number treated (i) (li) (ill) (iv) (i) (ii) (ill) (iv) (1) (ii) (iii) (iv) 17 — 1 — 1 — — — — — 1 — 1 7 9 (i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and adenoids. (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.