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East Ham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 54 TREATMENT TABLES GROUP 1. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding Uncleanliness).
| Number of Cases treated or under treatment during the year | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Ringworm - (i) Scalp | 1 | - |
| (ii) Body | 3 | 2 |
| Scabies | - | - |
| Impetigo | 14 | 1 |
| Other skin diseases | 256 | 173 |
| Total | 274 | 176 |
GROUP
| No. of Cases dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| External and Other, excluding errors of Refraction and Squint | 110 | 91 |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 416 | 887 |
| Total | 526 | 978 |
| Number of Pupils for whom spectacles were: | ||
| (a) Prescribed | 259 | 531 |
| (b) Obtained | 248 | 384 |
| + Information received from the East Ham Executive Council. including cases dealt with under arrangements with the Supplementary Ophthalmic Services. | ||
GROUP 3. DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
| Number of Cases Treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Received operative treatment: | ||
| (a) for diseases of the ear | - | - |
| (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | - | 604 |
| (c) for other nose and throat conditions | - | 3 |
| Received other forms of treatment | 96 | 565 |
| Total | 96 | 1,172 |
GROUP 4.ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
| (a) Number treated as in-patients in Hospitals | 5 | ||
| By the Authority | Otherwise | ||
| (b) Number treated otherwise, e.g. in clinics or out-patients departments | 62 | 68 | |