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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
Wood Green 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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TABLE IV.—TREATMENT TABLES.
Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which ace Table VI.)
| Disease or Defect. (1) | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Otherwise. (3) | Total. (4) | |
| Ringworm—Scalp— | |||
| (i) X-Ray Treatment .. | — | — | — |
| (ii) Other Treatment | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ringworm—Bod\r | 4 | — | 4 |
| Scabies | 15 | — | 15 |
| Impetigo | 44 | 1 | 45 |
| Other skin disease | 13 | — | 13 |
| 63 | 63 | ||
| 136 | 3 | 139 | |
| 720 | 30 | 750 | |
| Total | 996 | 34 | 1,030 |
Group II. — Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
| Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 669 | 15 | 684 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 69 | 7 | 76 |
| Total | 738 | 22 | 760 |
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| No. of children for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed | 335 | 11 | 346 |
| (6) Obtained | 331 | 11 | 342 |