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 Croydon]
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Appendix A.
TABLE IV.-Treatment of Defects of Children During 1921. A.-Treatment of Minor Ailments.
Disease or Defect. | NUMBER OF CHILDREN | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Referred for Treatment. | Treated. | |||
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
Skin- | ||||
Ringworm, head | 54 | 75 | ... | 75 |
Ringworm, body | 8 | 14 | ... | 14 |
Scabies | 8 | 23 | 6 | 29 |
Impetigo | 23 | 33 | 3 | 36 |
Minor Injuries | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
Other Skin Diseases | 33 | ... | 3 | 3 |
Ear Disease | 83 | 90 | 33 | 123 |
Eye Disease (external and other) | 74 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Miscellaneous | 796 | 783 | 220 | 1003 |
B.-Treatment of Visual Defect.
Referred for Refraction. | NUMBER OF CHILDREN. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Submitted to Refraction. | For whom glasses were prescribed. | For whom glasses were provided. | Recommended for treatment other than by glasses- | Received other forms of treatment. | For whom no treatment was considered necessary. | ||||
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital. | Otherwise. | TOTAL. | ||||||
684 | 574 | 37 | 13 | 624 | 376 | ... | 86 | 97 | 228 |
C.-Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Referred for treatment. | NUMBER OF CHILDREN | Received other forms of treatment. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Received Operative Treatment. | ||||
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital. | TOTAL. | ||
614 | 307 | 76 | 383 | 17 |