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 1922. 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Ringworm—Body | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 |
Scabies | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 |
Impetigo | 183 | 183 | ... | 183 |
Minor Injuries | 103 | 103 | ... | 103 |
Other skin disease | 98 | 98 | ... | 98 |
101 | 101 | ... | 101 | |
86 | 86 | ... | 86 | |
143 | 143 | ... | 143 |
B.—TREATMENT OF VISUAL DEFECT.
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 necessary. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme—Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||||||
124 | 106 | 3 | ... | 109 | 81 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 16 |