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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
Ealing 1935
[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 |