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Wimbledon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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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, | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin— | |||
| Ringworm—Scalp | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Body | 60 | — | 60 |
| Scabies | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| Impetigo | 306 | 25 | 331 |
| Other skin disease | 77 | 16 | 93 |
| Minor Eye Defects— (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 85 | 3 | 88 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 80 | 13 | 93 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, eto.) | 1027 | 82 | 1109 |
| Total | 1663 | 150 | 1813 |
GROUP II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
| defect or disease. | Number 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. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Errors of refraction (including Squint). | 242 | 31 | - | 273 |
| Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 20 | — | — | 20 |
| Total | 262 | 31 | — | 293 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
a. Under the Authority's Scheme 165 b. Otherwise 3
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:—
a. Under the Authority's Scheme 165 b. Otherwise 3
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