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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

Willesden 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table No. 42.Return of work done at the School Clinic during 1917.

Table No. 42.

Return of work done at the School Clinic during 1917.

Clinic.—(Ringworm and Eyes.)Ringworm.Eyks.
Under 5 y»"s-Over 5 yrs.Under S years-Over 5 years.
No. of cases under treatment at 31st December, 1916......4538180
No. of cases coming under treatment ...3919213634
Total No. of cases under treatment ...4324521814
No. of cases cured or relieved :—
(a) By X Rays1245
(b) By provision of Spectacles ...6420
(c) By other means49914242
No. of cases previously attending Clinic cured by other agencies or removed27023
No. of cases not requiring treatment ...656064
Total No. of cases remaining under treatment at 29th December, 1917 ...!938165
Re-examinations of children previously treated at Eye Clinic...31020

Table: Table No. 43.Return respecting the Provision of Spectacles during 1917.

Table No. 43.

Return respecting the Provision of Spectacles during 1917.

No. of pairs of Spectacles provided581
Cost of Spectacles provided£104199
Average cost per pair £037
No. of pairs wholly paid for by parents7
No. of pairs partly paid for by parents89
Total amount received as above^576
Cost of repairs£1396
Total amount received for repairs £239