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 West Ham]
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TABLE IV.
Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st Dec.,
Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Skin— | |||
Ringworm, Scalp | 43 X-rayed, | 1 | 80 |
36 at Clinic | ... | ... | |
„ Body | |||
Scabies | 94 | 3 | 97 |
Impetigo | 1,184 | 18 | |
Other Skin Diseases | 2,772 | 2,823 | |
Minor Eye Defects— | |||
External | 1,048 | 41 | 1,089 |
Minor Ear Defects | 952 | 43 | 995 |
Miscellaneous (minor injuries, etc.) | 3,642 | 441 | 4,083 |
Totals | 9,979 | 598 | 10,577 |
Disease, or Defect | Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | ||||
Other Defect or Disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | - | - | ||
Total |