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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE IV.
(A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1925.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).
DISEASE OR DEFECT. | Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
1 | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Skin— | |||
Ringworm-Scalp | 8 | — | 8 |
Ringworm-Body | 18 | — | 18 |
Scabies | 16 | — | 16 |
Impetigo | 141 | — | 141 |
Other Skin Diseases | 135 | 8 | 143 |
Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II). | 52 | 1 | 53 |
Minor Ear Defects | 155 | 4 | 159 |
Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, braises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 310 | — | 310 |
Total | 835 | 13 | 848 |