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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
Hornsey 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year | ||
|---|---|---|
| A Diseases of the Skin (excluding uncleanliness) Ringworm (i) scalp | by the Authority | Otherwise |
| . | . | |
| (ii) body | 3 | . |
| Scabies | 1 | . |
| Impetigo | 25 | 1 |
| Other skin diseases | 305 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 334 | 2 |
| B Other treatment given (not covered by tables 16a, 17, 18, 19 and 20) | Number of cases treated | |
| by the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (a) Miscellaneous minor ailments | 116 | 1 |
| (b) Other (specify under one of following headings) Nervous System | 1 | 1 |
| Digestive System | 12 | |
| Respiratory System | 15 | 43 |
| Skeletal System | . | . |
| Circulatory System | 3 | 5 |
| Infectious Disease | 2 | 1 |
| Pyrexia of unknown origin | 1 | . |
| Ductless Glands | . | . |
| Psychogenic | 4 | . |
| Helminthiasia | . | . |
| Developmental | 10 | . |
| Excretory System | . | . |
| Debility | 24 | |
| Colds and Rheumatism | 19 | 4 |
| Minor Injuries | 283 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Surgical | 11 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 501 | 59 |