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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
Leyton 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE III.—Return of Defects Treated during the Year.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness).
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Scalp—(1) X-ray treatment | — | — | — |
| (2)Other | — | — | — |
| Body | — | — | — |
| Scabies | 1 | — | 1 |
| Impetigo | — | — | — |
| Other skin diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | — | — | — |
| 1 | — | i | |
| (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 6 | — | 6 |
| Total | 9 | — | 9 |
TABLE III.—
Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments.—Group I.)
| Defect or Disease. | Number of Defects dealt with. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 45 | 25 | 70 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 5 | — | 5 |
| Total | 50 | 25 | 75 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme 45
(b) Otherwise 25