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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The following table shows how the number of cases of scabies in school children has been increasing since before the war:-
Number of School Children treated for Scabies.
| Year | At Health Centres | Otherwise | Total Cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 1935 | 12 | - | 12 |
| 1936 | 25 | - | 25 |
| 1937 | 97 | - | 97 |
| 1938 | 128 | 7 | 135 |
| 1939 | 23 | 109 | |
| 1940 | 141 | 149 | |
| 1941 | 328 | 19 | 347 |
| 1942 | 501 | - | 501 |
| 1943 | 3 | 625 | |
| 1944 | 473 | - | 473 |
Defective Vision and Diseases of the Eye.—The following
is the report of the Ophthalmic Surgeon, Dr. .Freeman fleal, for
the year :—
During 1944, 457 new cases were examined. Of these, 208
were seen at Mattock Lane, and 249 at Ravenor Park Health
Centre. Re-inspections totalled 780, of which, 389 were made at
Mattock Lane, and 391 at Ravenor Park,
Summary of Work :
Prescriptions for glasses were issued 744
Pairs of glasses were supplied 734
Congenital Abnormalities. New Cases. Re-inspections.
Squint 80 230
Congenital nystagmus 5 10
Congenital obstruction nasal duct. 6 1
Congenital cataract — 6
Progressive myopia 1 2
Congenital ptosis — 2
Albinism — 1
Congenital paralysis (external
rectus; 1 —
Congenital opacity of the cornea — 1