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 Acton]
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CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS.
Combination of Defect. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mental Deficiency & Crippling | 1 | 1 |
TABLE IV.
Return of Defects treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1935.
Group IāMinor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI.)
Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Skin : | |||
Ringworm-Scalp | |||
(i.) X-Ray Treatment. | 4 | - | 4 |
(ii.) Other Treatment. | 3 | 3 | |
Ringworm-Body | 26 | - | 26 |
Scabies | 18 | - | 18 |
Impetigo | 252 | - | 252 |
Other skin disease | 128 | - | 128 |
Minor Eye Defects : | |||
(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 166 | - | 166 |
Minor Ear Defects | 125 | 9 | 134 |
Miscellaneous | 618 | - | 618 |
Total | 1337 | 12 | 1349 |