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Willesden 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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APPENDIX E.
The Treatment of Ringworm.
Municipal Offices,
Dyne Road, Kilburn, N.W.,
19th October, 1914.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Children's Care Committee,
Treatment of Ringworm.
I beg to report on the above, in accordance with the
following instructions of the Children's Care Committee,
given at their meeting on the 28th September last:—
"Treatment of Ringworm. Treatment of Teeth.
"We have directed the Medical Officer to submit to
us at our next meeting a report dealing with the above
matters, especially having regard to the long periods which
elapse before X-Rays can be applied in the majority of
cases of ringworm."
Ringworm.
The Ringworm Clinic was opened on the 30th August, 1913, and the following Table shows the number of cases of ringworm coming under observation during the periods mentioned, together with the number discharged as cured.
| No. of Weeks. | Period ending. | No. of cases. | No. of cases discharged as cured. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4-10-13 | 27 | 2 |
| 4 | 1-11-13 | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | 29-11-13 | 29 | 8 |
| 4 | 27-12-13 | 19 | 16 |
| 4 | 24-1-14 | 30 | 12 |
| 4 | 21-2-14 | 56 | 18 |
| 4 | 21-3-14 | 55 | 18 |
| 4 | 18-4-14 | 55 | 11 |
| 4 | 16-5-14 | 66 | 31 |
| 16 | 5-9-14 | 144 | 75 |
| 4 | 3-10-14 | 33 | 11 |
| 56 | 538 | 212 |