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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
East Ham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 8 TREATMENT TABLES
| Number of Cases treated or under treatment during the year | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Ringworm- (1) Scalp | 2 | — |
| (11) Body | 1 | — |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 |
| Impetigo | 6 | — |
| Other skin diseases | 548 | 145 |
| Total | 558 | 146 |
GROUP 2. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
| No. of Cases dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| External and Other, excluding errors of Refraction and Squint | 113 | 144 |
| Errors of Refraction (Including Squint) | 5 | 1,485 |
| Total | 118 | 1,629 |
Number of Pupils for whom spectacles were: -
(a) Prescribed 1,078
(b) Obtained 1,078
GROUP 3. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
| No. of Cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Received operative treatment: | ||
| (a) for diseases of the ear | - | 18 |
| (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | - | 546 |
| (c) for other nose and throat conditions | - | 11 |
| Received other forms of treatment | 221 | 892 |
| Total | 221 | 1,467 |
GROUP 4. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
| (a) Number treated as in-patients in Hospitals | 3 | |
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (b) Number treated otherwise, e„g. in clinics or out-patients departments | 194 | 242 |