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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 1942
[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 | — | — | — |
| Impetigo | — | — | — |
| Other skin diseases | 8 | — | 8 |
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 4 | — | 4 |
| — | — | — | |
| 11 | — | 11 | |
| Total | 23 | — | 23 |
TABLE III.—
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects
treated as mlnor 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) | 59 | 22 | 81 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 9 | — | 9 |
| Total | 68 | 90 | |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed—
| 59 | |
| (b) Otherwise | 22 |