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Wimbledon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE IV.—RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR
ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 1931.
TREATMENT TABLE.
GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Unclejvnliuess, 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. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Ringworm- | -Scalp | 5 | - | 5 |
| Body | 36 | - | 36 | |
| Scabies | 22 | - | 22 | |
| Impetigo | 99 | - | 99 | |
| Other skin disease | 143 | - | 143 | |
| 115 | - | 115 | ||
| 107 | - | 107 | ||
| 565 | _ | 565 | ||
| Total | 1092 | - | 1092 | |
GROUP II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments-—Group I.).
| DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from thf Auihority'6 Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Errors of refraction (including Squint). | 316 | 14 | — | 330 |
| Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 16 | — | — | 16 |
| Total | 332 | 14 | — | 346 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
a. Under the Authority's Scheme 114 b. Otherwise 9
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:—
a. Under the Authority's Scheme 114 b. Otherwise 9
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