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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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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 | 14 | 5 | '9 |
| Ringworm, Body | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Scabies | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Impetigo | 292 | 8 | 300 |
| Other Skin Disease | 81 | 12 | 93 |
| Minor Eye Defects—(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Minor Ear Defects... | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Miscellaneous—e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc. | 60 | 7 | 67 |
| Total | 482 | 47 | 529 |
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 eluding Squint) | 101 | 10 | — | 111 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group | 7 | 4 | — | 11 |
| Total | 108 | 14 | — | |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 98
(b) Otherwise 9
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 90
(b) Otherwise 9
TABLE IV. RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED
DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBFR, 1928.