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Kingston upon Thames 1926
[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 31st DECEMBER, 1926.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group v.)
| Disease or Defect, | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total | |
| Skin—Ringworm, Scalp | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Ringworm, Body | 5 | 34 | |
| Scabies | 7 | — | 7 |
| Impetigo | 108 | 2 | 110 |
| Other Skin Disease | 65 | 11 | 76 |
| Minor Eye Defects—(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Miscellaneous—e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc. | 38 | 44 | |
| Total | 277 | 45 | |
Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
| Dcfect 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. | |||
| Errors of refraction (including Squint) | 98 | - | 117 | |||
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 6 | — | 2 | 8 | ||
| Total | 104 | 19 | 2 | 125 | ||
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 78
(b) Otherwise 11
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 65
(b) Otherwise 11