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London County Council 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Ill
Physically defective
—continued. Boys. Girls. Total.
Crippled children At Certified Hospital Schools 89 46 135
(other than those At Certified Residential Cripple Schools ... 27 5 32
with active tubercu- At Certified Day Cripple Schools 2,204 2,048 4,252
lous disease), e.g., At Public Elementary Schools 1,596 2,010 3,606
children suffering *At other Institutions 182 158 340
from paralysis, etc., At no School or Institution 178 247 425
and including those
with severe heart
disease
* Some of these cases may not have como to the notice of the School Medical Officer, but have been
dealt with throughout by the Guardians.

Table: TABLE IV.Defects treated during 1923.TREATMENT TABLE.Group I. Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Group V).

TABLE IV.

Defects treated during 1923.

TREATMENT TABLE.

Group I. Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Group V).

Disease or defect.Defects treated or under treatment.
Under Council scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Skin.
Ringworm—Head1,591*8042,395
Ringworm—Body>> 77,949 2,9351,43182,315
Scahies2,935
Impetigo
Other skin disease
Eye disease.
(External and other, but excluding cases
falling in Group II).
Ear disease.
Cases in which operative treatment (e.g.,
mastoid operations, etc.) is given should
be excluded and particulars given in the
body of the Report.
Miscellaneous.
(e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.).
82,4752,23584,710

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• 1,41G by X-Ray.
Group II. Defective Vision and Squint. (Excluding eye defects treated
as Minor Ailments, Group I.)
Defects dealt with.
Defect or disease. Under Coun- otherwise. Total.
oil's scheme. Otherwise. Total.
Errors of Refraction (including Squint, but operations for 29,986 1,573
Squint are recorded separately in the body of the Report).
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those in 2,000
Group L). (estimated)
Number of children for whom glasses were prescribed (under Council's scheme), 23,577.
Total number of children who obtained or received glasses (under Council's scheme), 21,357.
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