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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
Bexley 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| (iii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 1 |
| (iv) number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2), Education Act, 1944) | – |
| (v) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3), Education Act, 1944) | – |
| Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year by the | ||
|---|---|---|
| Authority | otherwise | |
| Ringworm—(i) Scalp | — | — |
| (ii) Body | 84 | — |
| Scabies | 5 | — |
| Impetigo | 11 | — |
| Other skin diseases | 213 | — |
| Total | 313 | — |
| No. of Cases dealt with by the | ||
|---|---|---|
| Authority | otherwise | |
| External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 172 | - |
| Errors of refraction (including squint | 1,938 | - |
| Total | 2,100 | |
| Number of pupils for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed | 527 | - |
| (b) Obtained | 448 | - |