Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Return of Defects Treated during- the Year ended 31st Dec., 1933. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
(excluding Uncleanliness, for which sec Group VI)
| 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 | 27(13*) | — | 27 |
| Body | 115 | 1 | 116 |
| Scabies | 208 | 5 | 213 |
| Impetigo | 1,044 | 8 | 1,052 |
| Other Skin Disease | 1,916 | 43 | 1,959 |
| Minor Eye Defects— (External and other, but excluding cases falling: in Group II.) | 1,262 | 41 | 1,303 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 1,186 | 57 | 1,243 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g.. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 5,956 | 303 | 6,259 |
| Totals | 11,714 | 458 | 12,172 |
* Number treated by X-Rays
| Defect or Disease. | Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | By private practitioner or at Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 3,625 | 21 | 7 | 3,653 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group1) | 30 | 1 | - | 31 |
| Total | 3,655 | 22 | 7 | 3,684 |