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East Ham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table IV.—Treatment of Defects of Children during 1920.
A. Treatment of Minor Ailments.
Disease or Defect.
Number of Children.
Referred
for
Treatment.
Treated.
Under Local
Education
Authority's
Scheme.
Otherwise.
Total.
Skin—
Ringworm—Head
125
123
-
123
Ringworm-Body
99
81
12
93
Scabies
217
133
71
204
Impetigo
541
515
9
524
Minor Injuries
41
33
8
41
Other skin disease
283
198
70
268
Ear Disease
388
271
51
322
Eye Disease (external
and other)
295
268
19
287
Miscellaneous
1400
1014
299
1313
B.—Treatment of Visual Defect.
Number of Children.
Referred
for
Refrac
tion.
Submitted to Refraction.
For
whom
Glasses
were
Prescribed.
For
whom
Glasses
were
Provided.
Recommended
for
Treatment
other
than by
Glasser.
Received
other
Forms
of
Treatment.
For
whom
no
Treatment
was
considered
necessaiy.
Under
Local
Education
Authority's
Scheme
Clinic or
Hospital.
By
Private
Practitioner
or
Hospital.
Otherwise.
Total.
806
526
14
-
540
359
359
43
43
122