[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Exeter City & County.

  • Exeter (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Exeter City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE rV—Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1927. Treatment Table. I.—Minor Ailments (excluding lincleanlincss. for which see Group V.) Disease or Defect. Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year. (1) Under the Authority’s Scheme. (2) Otherwise. (3) Total. (4) Skin— Ringworm Scalp Ringworm Body Scabies Impetigo Other Skin Disease 51 79 7 287 10 4 6 1 11 8 55 85 8 298 18 Minor Eye Defects— (External and other, but excluding cases failing in Group II.) 22 2 24 Minor Ear Defects 26 20 46 Miscellaneous {e.g., minor injuries, chilblains, etc.) bruises, sores. 18 3 21 Total 500 55 555 Group 11 .—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.) Number of Defects dealt with. Defect or Disease. (1) Under the Authority’s Scheme. (2) Submitted to refraction by private prac- titioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority’s Scheme. (3) Otherwise. (4) Total. (5) Errors of Refraction (in- cluding Squint) 282 9 38 329 Other Defects or Disease of the Eyes 22 22 Total 304 9 38 351 Total number of Children for whom spectacles were prescribed— {a) Under the Authority’s Scheme . .. .... 258 {h) Otherwise . .. .... .... . . 47 Total number of Children for whom spectacles were prescribed— {a) Under the Authority’s Scheme . .. .... 258 {h) Otherwise . .. .... .... . . 47 Total number of chikiren who obtained or received spectacles— (a) Under the .Authority’s Scheme .. .... .... 258 {b) Otherwise .... 47