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 Tottenham]
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Table IV.—Treatment of Defects of Pupils during 1926. 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. | |
Skin:— | |||
Ringworm—Head | — | — | - |
Ringworm—Body | — | — | — |
Scabies | — | — | - |
Impetigo | — | — | — |
Minor Injuries .. | — | — | - |
Other Skin Diseases | — | 5 | 5 |
Ear Disease | — | 1 | 1 |
Eye Disease:— | |||
External and other | - | 5 | 5 |
Miscellaneous | - | — | — |
Total .. | — | 11 | 11 |
Group II.—Defective 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) | - | 33 | 33 | |
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | — | — | — | — |
Total | — | 33 | — | 33 |
Total number of Pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme Nil
(b) Otherwise 26
Total number of Pupils who obtained or received spectacles:—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme Nil
(b) Otherwise 26