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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 1941
[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, 1941.
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 — | 3 | — | 3 |
| (1) X-Ray Treatment— If none, indicate by dash | |||
| (2) Other | — | — | — |
| Ringworm—Body | 6 | — | 6 |
| Scabies | 34 | — | 34 |
| Impetigo | 8 | — | 8 |
| Other Skin Disease | 12 | — | 12 |
| Minor Eve Defects— | |||
| (external and other) | 23 | — | 23 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 22 | — | 22 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||
| 282 | — | 282 | |
| Total | 390 | — | 390 |
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) | 172 | Nil | 172 |
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | — | — | — |
| Total | 172 | Nil | 172 |
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were— (a) Prescribed | 127 | Nil | 127 |
| (b) Obtained | 127 | Nil | 127 |