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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 1928
[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 | 10 | — | 10 |
| Body | 13 | — | 13 |
| Scabies | 8 | — | 8 |
| Impetigo | 326 | 1 | 327 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 101 | — | 101 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 66 | 4 | 70 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 109 | 1 | 110 |
| Miscellaneous | 1385 | 1 | 1386 |
| Total | 2,018 | 7 | 2,025 |