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Leyton 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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TABLE 3.—Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1938.

TREATMENT TABLE.

Group I. —Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness).

Disease or Defect. (1)Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
Under the Authority's Scheme. (2)Otherwise. (3)Total. (4)
Skin—- Ringworm— Scalp—(1) X-ray treatment———
(2) Other———
Body———
Scabies———
Impetigo———
Other skin diseases7—7
Minor Eye Defects— (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.)7—7
Minor Ear Dejects4—4
M iscellaneous— (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)14—14
Total32—32

TABLE 3.— conid.

Group 11. —Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments.—Group I.).

Defect or Disease. (1)Number of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's Scheme. (2)Otherwise. (3)Total. (4)
Errors of refraction (including squint) Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.)50 111666 11
Total611677

Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 41
(b) Otherwise 16