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 Willesden]
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Table No.
Return of work done at the School Clinic during 1917.
Ringworm. | Eyks. | |||
Under 5 y»"s- | Over 5 yrs. | Under | Over 5 years. | |
No. of cases under treatment at 31st December, 1916...... | 4 | 53 | ||
No. of cases coming under treatment ... | 39 | 13 | 634 | |
Total No. of cases under treatment ... | 43 | 245 | ||
No. of cases cured or relieved :— | ||||
45 | ||||
(b) By provision of Spectacles ... | ||||
(c) By other means | 4 | 99 | 14 | |
No. of cases previously attending Clinic cured by other agencies or removed | 7 | 0 | 23 | |
No. of cases not requiring treatment ... | 6 | 56 | 0 | |
Total No. of cases remaining under treatment at 29th December, 1917 ... | 38 | 1 | 65 | |
Re-examinations of children previously treated at Eye Clinic... | 3 |
Table No.
Return respecting the Provision of Spectacles during
No. of pairs of Spectacles provided | 581 | ||
Cost of Spectacles provided | £104 | 19 | |
Average cost per pair | |||
No. of pairs wholly paid for by parents | |||
No. of pairs partly paid for by parents | 89 | ||
Total amount received as above | ^5 | 6 | |
Cost of repairs | 6 | ||
Total amount received for repairs | 9 |