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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE IV.
Treatment Tables.
(excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI.)
| Disease or Defcct | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin— | |||
| Ringworm-Scalp— | |||
| (i) X-Ray Treatment | — | — | — |
| (ii) Other ,, | — | — | — |
| Ringworm-Body | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scabies | — | — | — |
| Impetigo | — | — | — |
| Other skin disease | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 8 | 10 | 18 17 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 8 | 9 | |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores chilblains, etc.) | 10 | 27 | 37 |
| Total | 40 | 61 | 101 |
| (1) | No. of Defects dealt with. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Otherwise (3) | Total. (4) | |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 440 | 11 | 451 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | - | - | - |
| Total | 440 | 11 J | 451 |