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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

Bromley 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE III.

TABLE III.

Number of defects dealt with
Skin.
Ringworm—Scalp:—
i. X-Ray Treatment—
ii. Other Treatment—
Ringworm—Body10
Scabies34
Impetigo66
Other Skin Diseases538
Eye Disease (external and other, but excluding errors of refraction, squint and cases admitted to hospital)493
Ear Defects (excluding serious diseases of the ear, e.g. operative treatment in hospital)336
Miscellaneous (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)2,648
Total4,125
(b) Total number of attendances at the Minor Ailments Clinics, 16,030.
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Eye Diseases treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)
Number of defects dealt with
Errors of Refraction (including squint)518
Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.)52
570
Number of Pupils for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed433
(b) Obtained241*
Number of Clinics held100
Number of Re-Inspections643
* Up to and including 5th July, 1948.
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat
Total nnmber Treated
Received Operative Treatment:
(a) For Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis60
(b) For other Nose and Throat conditions4
Received other forms of treatment52
Total116