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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 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table: The following table indicates the number of inspections of children carried out in the last six years and the results obtained :—

The following table indicates the number of inspections of children carried out in the last six years and the results obtained :—

YearAverage Number on RollsNo. of examina-. tions for verminous conditionNumber of children excludedNumber of warning notices issuedTotal Number of unclean children excluded or warnedPercentage of children unclean whether excluded or notLegal proceedings taken under attendance Bye-laws
193717,06239,9557435871,3303.321
193818,10743,3727315841,3153.018
193918,174 (End of August)29,3575203038232.86
19408,600 (Nov.)25,6154663257913.01
194114,10025,9565574801,0374.06
194216,54239,93767463913133.361

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ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin.—The treatment
of minor ailments carried out at the Health Centres is shown in
Table 3, Group 1 (page 29). As many as 93.8 per cent, of the
children found to be suffering from minor ailments on medical
inspection attended the Health Centres for treatment.

Table: The number or cases treated and the total number or attendances made were as follows :—

The number or cases treated and the total number or attendances made were as follows :—

Condition TreatedNo. of cases treatedTotal attendances made
Skin : Ringworm18101
Scabies501658
Impetigo1811,148
Others3471,157
Minor eye defects172781
Minor ear defects2042,272
Miscellaneous :
Minor injuries9565,544
Sores
Others
Total2,37911,661.