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Tottenham 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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THE YEAR ENDED 31St DECEMBER
TREATMENT TABLE
Group I. - Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI),
| Disease or Defect | Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skint- | |||
| Ringworm - Scalp(treated by-X-Rays) | 2 | 2 | |
| do do (other treatment) | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ringworm - Body | 5 | - | 5 |
| 69 | 69 | ||
| "89 | •» | 89 | |
| 271 | 35 | 306 | |
| Minor Eye Defects , | 109 | 14 | 123 |
| (External & other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | |||
| 209 | 6 | 215 | |
| Miscellaneous (e.g.,minor injuries, bruises,sores, chilblains, etc.) | 489 | 30 | 519 |
| Total | 1,224 | 85 | 1,329 |
GROUP. II. TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE VISION & SQUINT"
(Excluding Minor Eye,Defects treated as Minor Ailments . Group I).
| No. of Defects dealt with....... | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total | |
| ERRORS OF REFRACTION(including squint) | 14 | 640 | |
| Other defect OF disease of the eyes, (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Total . | 632 | 21 | 653 |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles | Under the Authority Scheme | Otherwise | Total |
| were (a) prescribed | 525 | 14 | 539 |
| (b) obtained | 525 | 14 | 539 |