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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IV ,
TREATMENT TABLES.
GROUP 1. - MINOR AILM3NTS (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: | 3 | - | 3 |
| Ringworm-Body | 7 | – | 7 |
| Scabies | 121 | - | 121 |
| Impetigo | 121 | - | 121 |
| Other Skin Disease | 59 | – | 59 |
| MINOR EYE DEFECTS - | |||
| External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II | 184 | – | 184 |
| ME NOR EAR DEFECTS | 137 | - | 137 |
| MISCELLANEOUS - | |||
| Minor Injuries, Bruises, Sores, Chilblains, etc. | 582 | - | 582 |
| TOTAL | 1214 | - | 1214 |
GROUP II. - DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects
treated as Minn- Ailments - Group I)
| Number of -Defects dealt with | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total | |
| ERRORS OF REFRACTION (including squint) | 614 | - | 614 |
| 0 her defect or disease of the "eyes (excluding those recorded in Group l) | – | - | |
| TOTAL | 614 | - | 614 |
We. of children for whom spectacles were
| (a) Prescribed | 308 | - | 308 |
| (b) Obtained | 366 | - | 366 |
GROUP III - TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
NUMBER OF DEFECTS
| Received Operative Treatment | Received other forms of Treatment | Total number treated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Kosnital, | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (I) (II) (III ) (Iv) 2 58 - | (I ) (II ) (III ) (Iv) 2 2 6 - 23 - | (1) (II )(III 2 4 64 (Iv) | - | 70 |