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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 1937
[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 | _ | — | — |
| Ringworm—Body | 17 | — | 17 |
| Scabies | 97 | — | 97 |
| Impetigo | 255 | 12 | 267 |
| Other Skin Disease | 300 | 20 | 320 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | 195 | 41 | 236 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 314 | 10 | 324 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 1,234 | 80 | 1,314 |
| Total | 2,412 | 163 | 2,575 |