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Kingston upon Thames 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: TABLE IV. RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1927.TREATMENT TABLE.Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.)

TABLE IV. RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1927.

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, Scalp131326
Ringworm, Body261036
Scabies415
Impetigo21510225
Other Skin Disease681381
Minor Eye Defects—(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.)17219
Minor Ear Defects8614
Miscellaneous—e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.45853
Total39663459

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

Group II. — Defective Vision and Squint (excluding minor Eye 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
Errors of refraction (in cluding Squint)1006-106
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.)142-l6
Total1148-122

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Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 97
(b) Otherwise 5
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 95
(b) Otherwise 2