Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE IV.—Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31 st December , 1938.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Unoleanliness).
Disease or Defect. | Number of treatn | Defects treated oi lent during the yez | under ir. |
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Scalp—(1) X-ray treatment | — | — | — |
(2) Other | — | — | — |
Body | — | — | — |
Scabies | — | — | — |
Impetigo | 1 | — | 1 |
Other skin diseases | 5 | — | 5 |
(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 6 | 6 | |
1 | — | 1 | |
(e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 29 | — | 29 |
Total | 42 | — | 42 |
TABLE IV.—c
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects
treated as minor ailments.—group I.).
Defect of Disease. | Number of Defects dealt with. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | 110 | 21 | 131 |
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 18 | — | 18 |
Total | 128 | 21 | 149 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme 71
(b) Otherwise 21