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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

Tottenham 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: SECONDARY SCHOOLS (contd.).Table IV.— Treatment of Defects of Pupils during 1934. Group I.— Treatment of Minor Ailments.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS (contd.).

Table IV.— Treatment of Defects of Pupils during 1934. Group I.— Treatment of Minor Ailments.

Disease or Defect.No. of Defects Treated, or under Treatment during the Year.
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Skin:—
Ringworm—Head———
Ringworm—Body———
Scabies———
Impetigo———
Minor Injuries———
Other Skin Diseases-88
Ear Disease-44
Eye Disease-:—
External and other—22
Miscellaneous-11
Total-1515

Table: Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments— Group I).

Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments— Group I).

Defect or Disease.No. 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)7116-87
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)---—
Total7116—87

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Total number of Pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme 70
(б) Otherwise 16
Total number of Pupils who obtained or received spectacles: —
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 70
(b) Otherwise 16