Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 31 st December , 1938.
Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatmenr during the year. | ||
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Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
Skin—Ringworm, Scalp— | |||
(i) X-Ray Treatment. If none indicate by dash | l | — | l |
(ii) Other Treatment | 5 | — | 5 |
Ringworm, Body | 8 | — | 8 |
Scabies | 16 | l | 17 |
Impetigo | 68 | — | 68 |
Other skin disease | 344 | 1 | 345 |
Minor Eye Defects—(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 71 | — | 71 |
Minor Ear Defects | 32 | l | 33 |
Miscellaneous—e.g., minor injuries bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 347 | 19 | 366 |
Total | 892 | 22 | 914 |
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects dealt with. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) ... | 126 | 29 | 155 |
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 16 | 3 | 19 |
Total | 142 | 32 | 174 |