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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 1943
[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) |
| Skin— Ringworm— | |||
| Scalp—(1) X-ray treatment | — | — | — |
| (2) Other | — | — | — |
| Body | — | — | — |
| Scabies | 2 | — | 2 |
| Impetigo | — | — | — |
| Other skin diseases | 11 | — | 11 |
| Minor Eye Defects— | |||
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 8 | — | 8 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 3 | — | 3 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||
| (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 16 | — | 16 |
| Total | 40 | — | 40 |
table III,—contd.
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as minor allnents.—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) | 47 | 33 | 80 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 17 | — | 17 |
| Total | 64- | 33 | 97 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme 41
(b) Otherwise —