London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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20
Year
Average
Number
on
Rolls
No. of
examinations
for
verminous
condition
Number
of
children
excluded
Number
of
warning
notices
issued
Total
Number
of
unclean
children
excluded
or
warned
Percentage
of
children
unclean
whether
excluded
or not
Legal
proceedings
taken
under
attendance
By-laws
1936 15,251 33,578 427 513 940 2.8 8
1937 17,062 39,955 743 587 1,330 3.3 21
1938 18,107 43,372 731 584 1,315 3.0 18
1939 18,174 29,357 520 303 823 2.8 6
(End of
August)
1540 8,600 25,615 466 325 791 3.0 1
(Nov.)
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin .—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 | 1 | 1 | |
| Scabies | 141 | 336 | |
| Impetigo | 116 | 999 | |
| Others | 138 | 772 | |
| Minor eye defects | 169 | 1,176 | |
| Minor ear defects | 218 | 3,068 | |
| Miscellaneous : | |||
| Minor injuries | 551 | 3,330 | |
| Sores | |||
| Others | |||
| Total | 1,334 | 9,682 | |