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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
Kingston upon Thames 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE IV. RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED :51ST DECEMBER, 1923. TREATMENT TABLE.
Group I. — Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V).
| Disease or Delect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise | Total. | |
| Skin - Ringworm, Scalp | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Ringworm, Body | 23 | 10 | 33 |
| Scabies | 4 | — | 4 |
| Impetigo | 98 | 7 | 105 |
| Other Skin Disease | 39 | 20 | 59 |
| Minor Eye Defects—(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 35 | 7 | 42 |
| Minor Far Defects | 28 | 12 | 40 |
| Miscellaneous—eg. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc. | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Total | 255 | 69 | 324 |
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eve Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
| Defect or Disease. | No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| Frrors of refraction (including Squint) | 27 | 72 | 1 | 100 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 27 | 72 | 1 | 100 |
| Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed | ||||
| (a) Under the Authority's Scheme | 24 | |||
| Otherwise | 72 | |||
| Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles | ||||
| (a) Under the Authority's Scheme | 13 | |||
| (b) Otherwise | 72 | |||