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 Tottenham]
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Table IV.—Return or Defects Treated during the Ybab ended 31st
December, 1937.
TREATMENT TABLE.
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 (treated by X-Rays) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
,, ,, (other treatment) | - | 1 | 1 |
Ringworm—Body | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Scabies | 109 | - | 109 |
Impetigo | 256 | 2 | 258 |
Other Skin Disease | 359 | 42 | 401 |
218 | 5 | 223 | |
230 | 21 | 251 | |
961 | 23 | 984 | |
Total | 2,142 | 96 | 2,238 |
No. of Defects dealt with. | No. of children for whom Spectacles were | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | Prescribed (1) | Obtained (2) | |||
(1) Under the Authority's Scheme. | (11) Otherwise. | (1) Under the Authority's Scheme. | (11) Otherwise. | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||||
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 810 | 19 | 829 | ||||
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 6 | 7 | 13 | 720 | 19 | 720 | 19 |
Total | 816 | 26 | 842 |