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Kingston upon Thames 1933

[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 ended31stDecember, 1933.Treatment Table GroupI.—Minor Ailments(excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI.)

TABLE IV.

Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended31stDecember, 1933.

Treatment Table GroupI.—Minor Ailments(excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI.)

Disease or Defect,Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total
Skin—Ringworm, Scalp
(Show separately in brackets the numbers which were treated by X-Rays)4 (0)l5
Ringworm, Body314
Scabies8412
Impetigo80—80
Other Skin Disease18212194
Minor Eye Defects—(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.)36339
Minor Ear Defects21930
Miscellaneous—e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.19535230
Total52965594

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

GroupII.—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.By private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total
Errors of refraction (including Squint)118265149
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.)I74-21
Total135305170
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme100
(b) Otherwise24
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme95
(b) Otherwise24