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Enfield 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE IV.RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1936.TREATMENT TABLES.Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).

TABLE IV.

RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1936.

TREATMENT TABLES.

Group 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 Treatment1—1
(ii) Other———
Ringworm—Body5-5
Scabies14115
Impetigo33-33
Other skin diseases14313156
Minor Eye Defects.
(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II)2604264
Minor Ear Defects3394343
Miscellaneous.
(E.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)1,528971,625
Total2,3231192,442

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)8378845
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)16-16
Total8538861
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Number of children for whom spectacles were:—
(a) Prescribed3368344
(b) Obtained3328340