Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE IV.—Group I. Minor Ailments treated during Year, 1938.
Disease or Defect. | Number of defects treated, or undertreatment during the year. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
Skin— Ringworm—Scalp: (i) X-Ray treatment | – | – | – |
(ii) Other | – | – | – |
Ringworm—Body | 5 | — | 5 |
Scabies | 31 | — | 31 |
Impetigo | 75 | 1 | 76 |
Other Skin Disease | 372 | 6 | 378 |
Minor Eye Defects (external and other, but excluding cases falling in Group ii) | 287 | 2 | 289 |
Minor Ear Defects | 243 | 4 | 247 |
Miscellaneous (e.g., Minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 1518 | 103 | 1621 |
Total | 2531 | 116 | 2647 |