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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 1945
[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 Uncleanlineas).
| 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 | I | — | 1 | |
| Impetigo | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Other skin diseases | 32 | — | 32 | |
| Minor Eye Defects— | ||||
| (External and other, but excluding eases falling in Group II) | 21 | - | 21 | |
| Minor Ear Defects | 11 | — | 11 | |
| Miscellaneous— | ||||
| (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 27 | — | 27 | |
| Total | 93 | — | 93 | |
TABLE III.—contd.
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) | 69 | - | 69 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 18 87 | — | 18 |
| Total | — | 87 | |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 58
(b) Otherwise