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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE III. TREATMENT TABLES.

TABLE III. TREATMENT TABLES.

(a)Number of Defects Treated or under Treatment during the year
Skin.
Ringworm—Scalp: —
(i) X-Ray Treatment1
(ii) Other Treatment—
Ringworm—Body13
Scabies16
Impetigo45
Other Skin Diseases646
Eye Disease (external and other, but excluding errors of refraction, squint and cases admitted to hospital)705
Ear Defects (excluding serious diseases of the ear, e.g. operative treatment in hospital)508
Miscellaneous (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)2,926
Total4,860

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(b) Total number of attendances at the Minor Ailments
Clinic, 15,061.

Table: Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Eye Diseases treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

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)643
Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.)88
731
Number of Pupils for whom spectacles were(a) Prescribed585
(b) Obtained401

Table: Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Total number Treated
Received Operative Treatment: —
(a) For Adenoids and Chronic Tonsilitis115
(b) For other Nose and Throat Conditions5
Received other forms of treatment60
Total180