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 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 | 9 | - | 9 |
Body | 25 | - | 25 |
Scabies | 23 | 2 | 25 |
Impetigo | 290 | 1 | 291 |
Other Skin Diseases | 135 | 1 | 136 |
Minor Eye Defects | 120 | 6 | 126 |
(External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) Minor Ear Defects | 125 | 18 | 143 |
Miscellaneous | 330 | 1 | 331 |
Total | 1,057 | 29 | 1,086 |