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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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FOLLOWING UP.
The steps taken to follow up children found at routine or
special inspections to be suffering from defective conditions were
given in detail in previous years. The number of visits made
to the homes of the children by the school nurses during the year
was 4,527.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
(a) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin.—The
treatment of minor ailments carried out at the Health Centres
is shown in Table IV, Group 1 (page 104). It will be seen that as
many as 93.6 per cent. of the cases found on medical inspection
attend the Health Centres for treatment.
The number of cases treated and the total number of attendances made were as follows:—
| Condition Treated. | No. of cases treated. | Total attendances made. |
|---|---|---|
| Skin: | ||
| Ringworm | 17 | 150 |
| Scabies | 112 | 319 |
| Impetigo | 255 | 2,669 |
| Others | 300 | 920 |
| Minor eye defects | 195 | 2,008 |
| Minor ear defects | 314 | 3,630 |
| Miscellaneous: | ||
| Minor injuries | 249 | 921 |
| Sores | 948 | 6,169 |
| Others | 37 | 105 |
| Total | 2,427 | 16,891 |
Included in the number of cases of scabies treated are 15
adults who had to be dealt with at the same time as the children
so as to avoid re-infection.