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Walthamstow 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: TABLE IV.TREATMENT TABLES.Group I.—Minor Ailments(excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI):

TABLE IV.

TREATMENT TABLES.

Group I.—Minor Ailments(excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI):

Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Skin:—"
Ringworm—Scalp:—
(i) X-Ray Treatment6—6
(ii) Other Treatment3—3
Ringworm—Body32—32
Scabies36—36
Impetigo157—157
Other skin disease1782ISO
Minor Eye Defects3801381
(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group 11.)
Minor Ear Defects1604164
Miscellaneous1,1781041,282
(e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)
Total2,1301112,241

Table: Group 11.—Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Group 11.—Defective Vision and Squint(excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

No. of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Errors of Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report)New 405 Old 1437555
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)48—48
Total596603
No. of Children for whom spectacles were:
(a) Prescribed5467553
(b) Obtained5287535