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Tottenham 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Table IV.—Treatment of Defects of Pupils during 1924. Group I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments.

Table IV.—Treatment of Defects of Pupils during 1924. Group I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments.

Disease or Defect.No. of Defects Treated, or under Treatment During the Year.
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.F
Skin:—
Ringworm—Head———
Ringworm—Body———
Scabies———
Impetigo———
Minor Injuries———
Other Skin Diseases—88
Ear Disease—55
Eye Disease:—
External and other—55
Miscellaneous———
Total—1818

Table: Group II.—D efective Vision and Squint ( excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Group II.—D efective Vision and Squint ( excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Defect or Disease.No. of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's Scheme.Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise .Total.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Errors of Refraction (including Squint)4747
Other Defect or Disease of the Eye3 (excluding those recorded in Group I.)-———
Total—47—47

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Total number of Pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme Nil
(b) Otherwise 14
Total number of Pupils who obtained or received spectacles:—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme Nil
(б) Otherwise 41