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Barking 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE IV.
RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED
31st DECEMBER, 1934.
GROUP I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI).
| Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Disease or Defect. | Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Totals |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin— Ringworm—Scalp : | |||
| (i) X-Ray Treatment | 8 | — | 8 |
| (ii) Other | 39 | — | 39 |
| Ringworm—Body | 2 | — | 2 |
| Scabies ... | 11 | — | 11 |
| Impetigo | 107 | 1 | 108 |
| Other skin disease | 180 | 5 | 185 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 338 | 1 | 339 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 238 | 5 | 243 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,687 | 41 | 1,728 |
| Totals | 2,610 | 53 | 2,663 |