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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 1940
[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, 1940.
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 | — | — | — |
| Scabies | 16 | — | 16 |
| Impetigo | 2 | — | 2 |
| Other Skin Disease | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| Minor Eye Defects— | |||
| (external and other) | 24 | — | 24 |
| Minor Ear Delects | 13 | — | 13 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||
| 300 | 1 | 301 | |
| Total | 380 | 2 | 382 |
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) Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | 137 – | Nil – | 137 – |
| Total | 137 | Nil | 137 |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were— (a) Prescribed | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. |
| 96 | Nil | 96 | |
| (b) Obtained | 96 | Nil | 96 |