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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
Acton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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(ie) (Other than those diagnosed as tuberculous and in need of treatment for that disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life.
| At At Certified Public Special Elementary Schools. Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
(ie) Children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the Public Elementary School.
| At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
table iv.
Return of Defects treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1933.
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's | Otherwise | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin: | |||
| Ringworm-Scalp | 9(9) | 3 | 12 |
| Ringworm-Body | 40 | ||
| Scabies | |||
| Impetigo | 144 | 144 | |
| Other skin disease | 43 | 415 | |
| Minor Eye Defects: | |||
| (External and other, but excluding eases falling in Group II.) | 128 | 128 | |
| Minor Ear Defects | 168 | 6 | 174 |
| miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, °sores, chilblains, &c.) | 1091 | - | 1091 |
| Total | 1648 | 9 | 1657 |
Note:-Figure in brackets denotes
number treated by X Ray.