[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council] page 169

London County Council 1925

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

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TABLE IV. Defects treated during 1925. TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).

Disease or defect.	Defects treated or under treatment.
Disease or defect.	Under Council's scheme.	Otherwise.	Total.
Skin. Ringworm—Head	1,167*	817	l,984†
Ringworm—Body	2,077
Scabies 1,284
Impetigo 793
Other skin diseases
Eye disease. (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.)	88,447	1,534	92,058
Ear disease.	2,077
Cases in which operative treatment [e.g., mastoid operations, etc.) is given are excluded.
Miscellaneous. (Minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)
	91,691	2,351	94,042

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*1,034 by X-Ray. †1,303 by X-Ray.

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Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding eye defects treated as Minor Ailments, Group I.).

Defect or disease.	Defects dealt with.
Defect or disease.	Under Council's scheme.	Otherwise.	Total.
Errors of Refraction (including Squint, but excluding perations for Squint).	34,356	1,520	37,876
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those in Group I.).	2,000 (estimated)	1,520	37,876
Children for whom glasses were prescribed under Council's scheme		25.555
„ who obtained or received glasses under Council's scheme		22,957

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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Throat and Nose. Number of defects.

Received operative treatment.			Received other forms of treatment.	Total number treated.
Under Council's scheme.	Private practitioner or hospital.	Total.	Received other forms of treatment.	Total number treated.
10,546	1,633*	12,179	4,520	16,699

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*184 by private practitioners, 1,449 at hospitals.