London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Ealing 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Year | Average Number on Rolls | No. of examinations for verminous condition | Number of children excluded | Number or warning notices issued | Total Number of unclean children excluded or warned | Percentage of children unclean whether excluded or not | Legal proceedings taken under attendance Bye-laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 18,107 | 43,372 | 731 | 584 | 1,315 | 3.0 | 18 |
| 1939 | 18,174 (End of August) | 29,357 | 520 | 303 | 823 | 2.8 | 6 |
| 1940 | 8,600 (Nov.) | 25,615 | 466 | 325 | 791 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 1941 | 14,100 | 25,956 | 557 | 480 | 1,037 | 4.0 | 6 |
| 1942 | 16,542 | 39,937 | 674 | 639 | 1,313 | 3.3 | 61 |
| 1943 | 16,900 | 44,607 | 675 | 646 | 1,321 | 3.0 | 32 |
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin.—The treatment
of minor ailments carried out at the Health Centres is shown in
Table 3, Group 1 (page 27). As many as 93.1 per cent, of the
children found to be suffering from minor ailments on medical
inspection attended the Health Centres for treatment.
The number of cases treated and the total number of attendances
made were as follows :—
| Conditions Treated | No. of cases treated | Total attendances made _ |
|---|---|---|
| Skin : | ||
| Ringworm | 11 | 48 |
| Scabies | 622 | 663 |
| Impetigo | 169 | 992 |
| Others ... ... | 307 | 1,200 |
| Minor eye defects | 215 | 893 |
| Minor ear defects | 225 | 2,400 |
| Miscellaneous : | ||
| Minor injuries | 1,259 | 5,374 |
| Sores | ||
| Others | ||
| Total | 2,808 | 11,570 |