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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 1929
[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., 1929. 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 | 62 | 62 | |
| ,, Body | 178 | 1 | 179 |
| Scabies | 97 | 97 | |
| Impetigo | 1,152 | 12 | 1,164 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 2,918 | 27 | 2,945 |
| Minor Eye Defects— | |||
| External | 1,090 | 33 | 1,123 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 960 | 34 | 994 |
| Miscellaneous (minor injuries, etc.) | 5,247 | 328 | 5,575 |
| Totals | 11,704 | 435 | 12,139 |
Croup II.—Detective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Miinor Ailments—Group 1).
| Number of Defects dealt with. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease, or Defect (1) | Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at Hospital, apart, from the Authority's Scheme (3) | Otherwise. (4) | Total. (5) |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 1,769 | 62 | 4 | 1,835 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | 21 | — | — | 21 |
| Total | 1,790 | 62 | 4 | 1,856 |