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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table III (continued.) (6) Return of children suffering from more than one defect, 1937
| Defect | Type of School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day M.D. | Residential P.D. | Day deal | Residential deaf | Epileptic colony | Day P.D. | Certified hospital schls. | Total | |
| M.D. and deaf | 7 | _ | _ | 20 | _ | _ | _ | 27 |
| M.D. and crippled | 31 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 6 | 41 |
| M.D. and heart | 11 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| M.D. and epileptic | 17 | _ | _ | _ | 28 | _ | _ | 45 |
| M.D. and T.B. | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 |
| M.D., crippled and deaf | _ | _ | _ | 6 | _ | _ | _ | 6 |
| M.D. epileptic and crippled | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| M.D. crippled and heart | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Deaf and crippled | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 3 |
| Deaf and heart | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | — | _ | 1 |
| Epileptic and crippled | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Epileptic and heart | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 |
| Heart and crippled | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 20 | — | 21 |
| Total | 67 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 167 |
Table IV Treatment table (a) Group I.—Minor ailments, excluding uncleanliness, for which see group V
| Disease or defect | Defects treated or under treatment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under Council's scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| Skin— Scabies | 6,720 | _ | 6.720 |
| Impetigo | 4,240 | _ | 4,240 |
| Ringworm, head | 78* | 147 | 225t |
| „ body 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.) | 125,669 | 724 | 126,393 |
| 136,707 | 871 | 137,578 | |
* 69 by X-ray.
† 152 by X-ray.
(6) Group II.—Defective vision and squint (excluding eye defects treated as minor ailments, for which see group I)
| Disease or defect | Defects dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under Council's scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| Errors of refraction (including squint, but excluding operations for squint) | 35,341 | 889 | 38,230 |
| 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, 26,263; otherwise
661 (estimated).
Children who obtained or received glasses—under the Council's scheme, 24,958 = 95 03 per cent.;
otherwise 563.
* Included in group I minor ailments.