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London County Council 1936

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

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Table: (6) Return of children suffering from more than one defect, 1936

(6) Return of children suffering from more than one defect, 1936

Defect.Type of SchoolAt other institutions (Gen. hosp., etc.)At no schl.Total
Day M.D.Residential P.D.Residential blindDay deafResidential deafEpileptic colonyDay P.D.Certified hospital schls.
M.D. and deaf3---14-----17
M.D. and crippled321----28--43
M.D. and heart25-----2---27
M.D. and epileptic12----22--1-35
M.D. and T.B.-------2--2
M.D., crippled and deaf----8-----8
Blind and deaf-------1--1
Blind and epileptic--1-------1
Blind and M.D.--2-----1-3
Deaf and crippled---14-----5
Deaf and heart----1-----1
Epileptic and crippled-----11---2
Epileptic and heart-----2----2
Heart and crippled-1----34---35
T.B. and deaf-------1--1
Total72231272539122-183

Table: Table IV Treatment table(a) Group I.—Minor ailments, excluding uncleanliness, for which see group V

Table IV Treatment table(a) Group I.—Minor ailments, excluding uncleanliness, for which see group V

Disease or defectDefects treated or under treatment
Under Council's schemeOtherwiseTotal
Skin—
Scabies5,211—8,389
Impetigo3,178—
Ringworm, head89*142231†
body122,305801123,106
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.)130,783943131,726

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* 80 by X-ray. † 151 by X-ray.

Table: (b) Group II.—Defective vision and squint (excluding eye defects treated as minor ailments, for which see group I).

(b) Group II.—Defective vision and squint (excluding eye defects treated as minor ailments, for which see group I).

Disease or defectDefects dealt with
Under Council's schemeOtherwiseTotal
Errors of refraction (including squint, but excluding operations for squint)37,5701,00640,576
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those in group I)2,000 (estimated)*

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Children for whom glasses were prescribed—under the Council's scheme, 27,744; otherwise
740 (estimated).
Children who obtained or received glasses—under the Council's scheme, 26,594 = 95.9 per cent.;
otherwise 844.
* Included in group 1 minor ailments.