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 Walthamstow]
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TABLE IV.
Group I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).
Disease or Defect . | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |||
Skin—- | |||||
Ringworm—Scalp | 29 | 1 | 30 | ||
Ringworm—Body | 40 | 1 | 41 | ||
Scabies | 32 | - | 32 | ||
Impetigo | 587 | 2 | 589 | ||
Other skin disease | 244 | 6 | 250 | ||
Minor Eye Defects (external and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 222 | 3 | 225 | ||
Minor Ear Defects | 187 | 2 | 189 | ||
Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 874 | 134 | 1008 | ||
Total | 2215 — | 149 | 2364 |
GROUP II .—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
No. of Defects dealt with. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Defect or Disease. | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. |
Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 345 | 6 | - | 351 |
(Operations for Squint should be recorded separately in the body of the Report.) Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 46 | - | - | 46 |
Total | 391 | 6 | - | 397 |