London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Acton 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Group I. : MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V).

Number of defects treated, or under treatmen during the year.
(a) Skin. Ringworm Scalp:
(1) X-Ray treatment (if none, indicate by dash)2
(2) Other treatment9
Ringworm—Body5
Scabies41
Impetigo72
Other Skin Diseases197
Eye Disease.(External and other, but excluding errors of refraction, squint and other cases admitted to hospital)190
Ear Defects.(Treatment for serious diseases of the ear—e.g., operative treatment in hospital—should not be recorded here but in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report)135
Miscellaneous.(e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)1684
Total2335

(b) Total number of attendances at Authority's minor
ailments clinics 6079

Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Eye Diseasetreatedas Minor Ailments—Group I).

No. of defects dealt with
Errors of Refraction (including equint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report)400
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)3
Total403
No. of Pupils for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed334
(b) Obtained302