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.
Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended
31st December, 1925.
Treatment Table.
Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which sec
Group V).
Disease or Defect. | Number of defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Skin— | |||
Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | ... |
Ringworm—Body | ... | ... | ... |
Scabies | 2 | ... | 2 |
Impetigo | 126 | ... | 126 |
Other skin disease Minor Eve Deffects (external and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 61 79 | ... | 61 79 |
Minor Ear Defects | 99 | ... | 99 |
Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 214 | ... | 214 |
Total | 581 | 581 |
Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments- Group I.).
Defect or Disease. | No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Errors of Refraction (including Squint) (Operations for Squint should be recorded separately in the body of the Report). | 172 | 5 | ... | 177 |
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.). | 8 | 1 | ... | 9 |
Total | 180 | 6 | ... | 186 |