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).
Disease or Defect • | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
Skin :— Ringworm—Scalp X-ray treatment | — | — | — |
Other treatment | 2 | — | 2 |
Ringworm—Body | 10 | 3 | 13 |
Scabies | 25 | — | 25 |
Impetigo | 250 | — | 250 |
Other Skin Disease | 233 | — | 233 |
Minor Bye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | 191 | 32 | 223 |
Minor Ear Defects | 354 | 3 | 357 |
Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 950 | 64 | 1,014 |
Total | 2,015 | 102 | 2,117 |