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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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TABLE III.
Group I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness,
for which see Table V.).
| Disease or Defect. (1) | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Otherwise. (3) | Total. (4) | |
| Skin :-Ringworm—Scalp | - | - | - |
| Ringworm—Body | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Scabies | 141 | & | 149 |
| Impetigo | 116 | 16 | 132 |
| Other Skin Disease | 138 | 237 | 375 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | 169 | 44 | 213 |
| Minor Ear Defects. (Treatment for more serious diseases of the ear (e.g., operative treatment in hospital) should not be recorded here but in the body of the School Medical Officer's Annual Report) | 218 | 9 | 227 |
| * Miscellaneous(e.g., minor injuries, brunuses, sore's, chilblains, etc.) | 551 | 89 | 640 |
| Total | 1,334 | 406 | 1,740 |
Ringworm—Body
1
3
4
Group II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint (excluding minor eye defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
| Defect or Disease (1) | No. of Defects dealt with. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme (2) | Otherwise (3) | Total (4) | |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint) | 1147 | 20 | 1167 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes | 4 | - | 4 |
| Total | 1151 | 20 | 1171 |
| Number of Children for whom Spectacles were :— (a) Prescribed | 4 835 | 20 | 855 |
| (6) Obtained | 832 | 20 | 852 |