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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 1938
[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 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other treatment | 3 | — | 3 |
| Ringworm—Body | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Scabies | 128 | 7 | 135 |
| Impetigo | 339 | 30 | 369 |
| Other Skin Disease | 239 | 157 | 396 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | 290 | 85 | 375 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 363 | 75 | 438 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 1,536 | 696 | 2,232 |
| Total | 2,911 | 1.054 | 3,965 |