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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TABLE IV.
Treatment Tables.
Croup 1.— Minor Ailments
(excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table 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— | |||
| (i) X-Ray Treatment | 18 | - | 18 |
| (ii) Other „ | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Ringworm-Body | 144 | 5 | 149 |
| Scabies | 209 | 7 | 216 |
| Impetigo | 682 | 19 | 701 |
| Other skin disease | 3899 | 93 | 3992 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 1062 | 49 | 1111 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 922 | 66 | 988 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores chilblains, etc.). | 5306 | 410 | 5716 |
| Total | 12244 | 652 | 12896 |
Croup II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group 1).
| No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 2807 | 46 | 2853 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | - | - | - |
| Total | 2807 | 46 | 2853 |