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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

Croydon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE IV.Treatment Tables.G roup I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).

TABLE IV.

Treatment Tables.

G roup I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).

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:...
(i) X-Ray Treatment2...2
(ii) Other Treatment6...6
Ringworm-Body13...13
Scabies72...72
Impetigo202...202
Other Skin Disease119...119
Minor Eye Defects—
External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II238...238
Minor Ear Defects269...269
Miscellaneous—
Minor Injuries, Bruises, Sores, Chilblains, etc.1616...1616
Total2537...2537

Table: Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Number of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Errors of Refraction (including squint)1114261140
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I).........
Total1114261140
No. of Children for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed74526771
(b) Obtained65826684