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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 1938

[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 31 st December , 1938.

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.
Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
Skin—Ringworm, Scalp—
(i) X-Ray Treatment. If none indicate by dashl—l
(ii) Other Treatment5—5
Ringworm, Body8—8
Scabies16l17
Impetigo68—68
Other skin disease3441345
Minor Eye Defects—(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.)71—71
Minor Ear Defects32l33
Miscellaneous—e.g., minor injuries bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)34719366
Total89222914

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).

Disease or Defect.Number of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
Errors of Refraction (including squint) ...12629155
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.)16319
Total14232174