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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Twickenham 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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TABLE V.
Defective conditions recommended for treatment during 1917.
| Conditions. | Number of defects requiring treatment. | No. of defects treated. | Results of treatment. | Treatment obtained. | No. of defects not treated, | Per cent-age ol defnct8 treated. | Left dist. and given up. | No. still requiring treatment. To carry frwd. to 1918. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From prev. year. | New | Total. | Rem | Imp. | Unch. | Committee. | Other. | ||||||
| Exclusions—ver. | |||||||||||||
| minous condn. | — | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 | — | — | — | 60 | 2 | 96.7 | 1 | 1 |
| Nose and throat | 6 | 93 | 99 | 81 | 79 | 2 | — | 68 | 13 | 18 | 81.8 | 10 | 8 |
| Ear disease and hearing | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | - | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | — |
| External eye | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Vision & squint | 10 | 70 | 80 | 73 | 67 | — | 6 | 71 | 2 | 7 | 91.2 | — | 7 |
| Nervous system | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 100.0 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis pul. | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | — | 3 |
| ,, non.pul. | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 82.3 | — | 3 |
| Heart | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ringworm | 1 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 18 | 1 | 2 | 90.4 | 2 | — |
| Hernia | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 100.0 | — | — |
| Repairs or renewal of glasses | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 100.0 | — | — |
| Con. home | 1 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 84.6 | 2 | — |
| Skin disease | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 1 | — | |
| Other | 4 | 57 | 61 | 44 | 16 | 26 | 2 | - | 44 | 17 | 72.1 | 11 | 6 |
| Totals | 31 | 361 | 392 | 333 | 261 | 64 | 8 | 167 | 166 | 59 | 84.9 | 31 | 28 |