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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 1926
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking
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TABLE IV.—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. | |
| Skin:— | |||
| Ringworm—Scalp | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Body | 13 | — | 13 |
| Scabies | 15 | — | 15 |
| Impetigo | 209 | 1 | 210 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 125 | — | 125 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 119 | 8 | 127 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 124 | 15 | 139 |
| Miscellaneous | 419 | - | 419 |
| Total | 1,031 | 25 | 1,056 |