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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

Beckenham 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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Table: TABLE IV.Treatment Tables (1) Minor Ailments.

TABLE IV.

Treatment Tables (1) Minor Ailments.

Disease or DefectNumber of Defects treated, or under treatment, during 1939
Under the local Authority's Scheme
Skin:
Ringworm (Scalp)
X-ray Treatment—
Other7
Ringworm (Body)2
Scabies7
Impetigo3
Other Skin Disease656
Minor Eye Defects:
External and other118
Minor Ear Defects74
Miscellaneous:
Minor Injuries, Sores, etc.991
Total1858

Table: II.—Defective Vision and Squint.

II.—Defective Vision and Squint.

No. of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Errors of Refraction (including Squint)526-526
Other defect or disease of the eyes--—
No. of Children for whom Spectacles were (a) Prescribed96-96
(b) Obtained94—94

Table: III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Received Operative Treatment Number of Defects.Received other forms of treatmentTotal
Tonsils onlyAdenoids onlyTonsils and AdenoidsOther defects
Under the Authority's Scheme1112811211316