London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| (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 | 8 | — |
| (ii) Body | 10 | — |
| Scabies | 5 | — |
| Impetigo | 4 | — |
| Other skin diseases ... | 109 | — |
| Total | 136 | — |
| No. of Cases dealt with by the | ||
| Authority | otherwise | |
| External and other, excluding errors | ||
| of refraction and squint ... | 210 | — |
| Errors of refraction (including | ||
| squint) | 1,922 | 22 |
| Total | 2,132 | 22 |
| Number of pupils for whom | ||
| spectacles were (a) Prescribed | 667 | — |
| (b) Obtained | 538 | — |