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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
Richmond upon Thames 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Table IV. Return of Defects Treated during the year ended
31st December, 1939.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness).
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| Skin — | |||
| Ringworm—Scalp— | |||
| (1) X-Ray Treatment— If none, indicate by dash | - | - | - |
| (2) Other | - | - | - |
| Ringworm—Body | - | 2 | 2 |
| Scabies | 4 | - | 4 |
| Impetigo | 5 | - | 5 |
| Other Skin Disease | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Minor Eye Defects— (external an>t other) | 20 | - | 20 |
| Minor Ear Delects | 9 | - | 9 |
| Miscellaneous— | 379 | 5 | 384 |
| Total ... | 424 | 8 | 432 |
Group 2—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments).
| No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 187 | 3 | 190 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | — | — | — |
| Total | 187 | 3 | 190 |
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were— (a) Prescribed | 134 | 2 | 138 |
| (b) Obtained | 134 | 2 | 136 |