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Heston and Isleworth 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Croup 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 | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Ringworm, Body | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Scabies | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Impetigo | 222 | 4 | 226 |
| Other Skin Disease | 133 | 23 | 156 |
| Minor Eye Defects— | |||
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling In Group II.) | 176 | 17 | 193 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 222 | 10 | 232 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||
| {e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 1193 | 30 | 1223 |
| Total | 1964 | 86 | 2050 |
TABLE IV.
Return of Defects treated during the year ended 31st Deoember, 1932.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group 1).
| 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) | 537 | 12 | 549 | |
| Other Defect or Disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 537 | 12 | 4 | 553 |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 500
(£) Otherwise 4
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 490
(b) Otherwise 4
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