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 London County Council]
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Table IV.
Disease or defect. | Defects treated or under treatment. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under Council's scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
Skin— | |||
Scabies | 3,409 | — | 5,545 |
Impetigo | 2,136 | ||
Ringworm, head | 195* | 151 | 346† |
„ body | 114,809 | 880 | 115,689 |
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, are excluded) | |||
Miscellaneous (minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 120,549 | 1,031 | 121,580 |
* 118 by X-ray. †249 by X-ray. |
(b) Group II.—
Disease or defect. | Defects dealt with. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under Council's scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
Errors of refraction (including squint, but excluding operations for squint) | 38,284 | 1,653 | 41,937 |
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those in group I) | 2,000 (estimated) | * |
Children for whom glasses were prescribed—under the Council's scheme, 29,599; otherwise
1,277 (estimated).
Children who obtained or received glasses—under the Council's scheme, 27,497 = 92.9 per cent.;
otherwise 992.
*Included in Group I minor ailments.
(c) Group III.—
Defect. | Received operative treatment. | Total. | Received other forms of treatment. | Total number treated. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under Council's scheme. | Private practitioner or hospital. | ||||
Tonsils | 700 | 581 | 1,281 | 3,762 | 13,738 |
Adenoids | 443 | 64 | 507 | ||
Tonsils and adenoids | 7,686 | 241 | 7,927 | ||
Other | 31 | 230 | 261 | ||
Total | 8,860 | 1,116 | 9,976 |
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1. Number of children who were:— | ||
(a) Inspected by the dentist—Age groups 5 years and under | 17,958 | 273,672 |
6 „ | 30,243 | |
7 „ | 28,323 | |
8 „ | 20,549 | |
9 „ | 38,223 | |
10 „ | 38,980 | |
11 „ | 18,519 | |
12 „ | 33,747 | |
13 „ | 31,584 | |
14 „ and over | 15,546 |
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