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 III.—Return of Defects Treated during the Year. 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) | |
— | — | — | |
(2)Other | — | — | — |
Body | — | — | — |
Scabies | 2 | — | 2 |
Impetigo | — | — | — |
Other skin diseases | 9 | — | 9 |
10 | — | 10 | |
1 | — | 1 | |
17 | — | 17 | |
Total | 39 | — | 39 |
TABLE III.—
Group II.—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) | 81 | 20 | 101 |
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 13 | — | 13 |
Total | 94 | 20 | 114 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed—
(a) Under the Authority's Schema 107
(b) Otherwise 20