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Wimbledon 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE IV.— RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR
ENDED 31st DECEMBER 1928.
TREATMENT TABLE.
GROUP I.— minor A ilments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group v.).
| DISEASE OR DEFECT. | Number of Defect treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total, | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Ringworm—Scalp | 20 | — | 20 |
| Body | 45 | — | 45 |
| Scabies | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Impetigo | 261 | 30 | 291 |
| Other skin disease | 200 | 35 | 235 |
| 70 | 6 | 76 | |
| 40 | 6 | 46 | |
| 536 | 60 | 596 | |
| Total | 1186 | 138 | 1324 |
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 | 379 | 17 | - | 396 |
| Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group i.) | 6 | — | - | 6 |
| Total | 386 | 17 | — | 402 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
a. Under the Authority's Scheme 147 b. Otherwise —
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:—
a. Under the Authority's Scheme 141 b. Otherwise —
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