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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
Barking 1938
[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, 1938.
(Secondary Schools only.)
Group I. —Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness,
for which see Table VI).
| Defect or Disease | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Totals | |
| Skin— Ringworm—Scalp: | |||
| (i) X-Ray Treatment | — | — | — |
| (ii) Other | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ringworm—Body | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Scabies | — | 1 | 1 |
| Impetigo | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other skin disease | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 2 | — | 2 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 1 | — | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 28 | 2 | 30 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 45 |