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 Beckenham]
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TABLE IV. —Treatment of Defects of Children during 1920. A.—TREATMENT OF MINOR AILMENTS.
Disease or Defect. | NUMBER OF CHILDREN. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Referred for Treatment. | Treated. | |||
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
Ringworm—Head | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Ringworm—Body | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scabies | 58 | 58 | ... | 58 |
Impetigo | 44 | 44 | ... | 44 |
Minor Injuries | 54 | 54 | ... | 54 |
Other skin disease | 227 | 227 | ... | 227 |
129 | 129 | ... | 129 | |
46 | 46 | ... | 46 | |
69 | 69 | ... | 69 |
B.— TREATMENT OF VISUAL DEFECT. NUMBER OF CHILDREN.
Referred for Refraction. | Submitted to Refraction. | For whom Glasses were Prescribed. | For whom Glasses were Provided. | Recommended for Treatment other than by Glasses. | Received other Forms of Treatment. | For whom no Treatment was considered necessarv. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme—Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||||||
46 | ... | 40 | ... | 40 | 40 | 40 | 4 | ... | 19 |