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London County Council 1920

Annual report of the Council, 1920. Vol. III. Public Health

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Table: TABLE IV.Treatment of Defects of Children during 1920.A.—Treatment of Minor Ailments.

TABLE IV.

Treatment of Defects of Children during 1920.

A.—Treatment of Minor Ailments.

Disease or defect.Number of children.
Referred for treatment by school doctor.Treated.
Under scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Scabies2,8649,675-9,675
Ringworm—Head3,9831,8402,0163,856
Ringworm—Body19061,7712,40264,173
Impetigo1,627
Other Skin Diseases2,580
Ear Disease4,978
Eye Disease6,164
Miscellaneous1,516
Total*23,90273,2864,41877,704

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* Note.—The numbers treated greatly exceed the numbers referred for treatment by the school doctors. Cases of
minor ailments are referred directly to the centres without ceremony by teachers, care-committee representatives, school
attendance officers, etc.

Table: B.—Treatment of Visual Defect.

B.—Treatment of Visual Defect.

Referred for refraction by school doctors.Submitted to refraction under scheme.Treated by private agencies.*Total number treated.
No. refracted.No. of spectacles prescribed.No. of spectacles obtained.Other forms of treatment.
21,76629,88722,82719,8827,0692,12632,013

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* Note.—The number treated is greater than the number referred during the year; this is partly due to catching
up arrears, and partly due to cases being referred directly to the centres from hospitals, etc.

Table: C.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

C.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Referred for treatment.Received treatment.
Under scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Operation cases.Other cases.
16,8839,9764,7702,437*17,183

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* See Note to IV. B.

Table: D.—Treatment of Dental Defect. I.

D.—Treatment of Dental Defect. I.

Inspected by dentist.Number of children dealt with in 1920.
Referred for treatment.Treated under scheme.Re-treated under scheme.Otherwise treated.
By dentist.By school doctor.
154,347115,61956,23289,45610,6635,185

Table: II. Particulars of time given and of operations undertaken.

II. Particulars of time given and of operations undertaken.

No. of half-days dentist to inspection.No. of half-days dentist to treatment.No. of attendances made by children.No. of teeth extracted.No. of fillings.No. of other operations.No. of general anaesthetics.
Temporary.Permanent.Temporary.Permanent.
1,85913,727141,905272,05436,58221,92646,80617,14334,913