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Kingston upon Thames 1932
[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, 1932.
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 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Ringworm, Body | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Scabies | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Impetigo | 118 | — | 118 |
| Other Skin Disease | 172 | 6 | 178 |
| Minor Eye Defects—(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| Miscellaneous—e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc. | 143 | 19 | 162 |
| Total | 505 | 59 | 564 |
Group 11.—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 (including Squint) | 107 | 8 | 5 | 120 | |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I. | 10 | 2 | — | 12 | |
| Total | 117 | 10 | 5 | 132 | |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under (he Authority's Scheme 96
(b) Otherwise 8
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 96
(b) Otherwise 8