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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
Erith 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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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. |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | |
| Body | 13 | 13 |
| Scabies | 40 | 40 |
| Impetigo | 190 | 190 |
| Minor Injuries | 69 | 69 |
| Other Skin Disease | 21 | 21 |
| 29 | 29 | |
| 75 | 75 | |
| 100 | 100 | |
| Total | 545 | 545 |
b—Treatment of visual defect.
Number of Children submitted to refraction under Local Education
Authority's Scheme, Clinic or Hospital 281
Number of Children for whom glasses were prescibed 193
Number of Children for whom glasses were provided 166
Recommended for treatment other than by glasses —
Number of Children for whom no treatment was considered
necessary (including re-examinations) 88
c—Treatment of defects of nose and throat.
Number of Children referred for Treatment 174
Received operative treatment, under Local Education Authority's
Scheme, Clinic or Hospital 74
By Private Practitioner or Hospital —
D—treatment of dental defects.
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| Age Groups. | Specials. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| (a) Inspected by Dentist | 2773 | 74 | 2847 | |||||||||
| (b) Referred for treatment | 576 | 365 | 941 | |||||||||
| (c) Actually treated | 535 | 747 | 1282 | |||||||||
| 89 | — | |||||||||||
* It is understood that cases under this head are also included
under (c) above.