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.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which
see Group 6).
Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. - f | |||
---|---|---|---|
Disease or Defect | Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total |
Skin :— Ringworm—Scalp | |||
X-ray treatment | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Other treatment | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ringworm—Body | 21 | 4 | 25 |
Scabies | 12 | —. | 12 |
Impetigo ... | 243 | —. | 243 |
Other Skin Disease | 287 | — | 287 |
Minor Bye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | 187 | 31 | 218 |
Minor Ear Defects | 151 | 1 | 152 |
Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 1,158 | 66 | 1,224 |
Total | 2,062 | 104 | 2,166 |