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 Ealing]
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TABLE IV.
RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1923.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group 1.—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. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin :— Ringworm—Scalp | 16 | — | 16 |
| Ringworm—Body | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Scabies | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Impetigo | 118 | 9 | 127 |
| Minor Injuries | — | — | — |
| Other Skin Diseases | _ | — | — |
| Minor Eye Defects (external and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 30 | 11 | 41 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 46 | 30 | 76 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc. | 134 | 16 | 150 |
| Total | 371 | 82 | 453 |