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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SECONDARY SCHOOLS (contd.).
Table IV.— Treatment of Defects of Pupils during 1934. 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. | |
Ringworm—Head | — | — | — |
Ringworm—Body | — | — | — |
Scabies | — | — | — |
Impetigo | — | — | — |
Minor Injuries | — | — | — |
Other Skin Diseases | - | 8 | 8 |
- | 4 | 4 | |
External and other | — | 2 | 2 |
Miscellaneous | - | 1 | 1 |
Total | - | 15 | 15 |
Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint
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) | 71 | 16 | - | 87 |
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | - | - | - | — |
Total | 71 | 16 | — | 87 |
Total number of Pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(а) Under the Authority's Scheme 70
(б) Otherwise 16
Total number of Pupils who obtained or received spectacles: —
(a) Under the Authority's Scheme 70
(b) Otherwise 16