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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
West Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE IV.
Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st Dec., 1027. Treatment Table.
Croup 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness).
| 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 | 49 X-rayed, | 3 | 84 |
| 32 at Clinic | |||
| „ Body | 248 | 6 | 254 |
| Scabies | 81 | 1 | 82 |
| Impetigo | 1,244 | 27 | 1,271 |
| Other Skin Disease | 2,916 | 70 | 2,986 |
| Minor Eye Defects— | |||
| External | 987 | 73 | 1,060 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 889 | 60 | 949 |
| Miscellaneous (minor injuries, etc.) | 4,507 | 543 | 5,050 |
| Totals | 10,953 | 783 | 11,736 |
Croup II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group 1).
| Number of Defects dealt with. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease, or Defect | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction tar private practitioner or at Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 2,007 | 53 | 22 | 2,082 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | 21 | — | 1 | 22 |
| Total | 2,028 | 53 | 23 | 2,104 |