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Ealing 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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SCABIES.
The treatment of Scabies was continued with benzyl benzoate.
During the year there were treated 345 school children, 149 preschool
children and 468 cases referred by General Practitioners
and Factory Medical Officers, making a total of 962 cases treated.
Forty-three of these cases required re-treatment.
All who attended the Health Centre for treatment were
encouraged to bring their relatives or others living in contact
with them, if there was any likelihood that they were suffering from
the same condition.
The following table shows that the number of cases of scabies
in school children has been decreasing since 1943 :—
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 | 86 | 23 | 109 |
| 1940 | 141 | 8 | 149 |
| 1941 | 328 | 19 | 347 |
| 1942 | 501 | — | 501 |
| 1943 | 622 | 3 | 625 |
| 1944 | 473 | — | 473 |
| 1945 | 345 | — | 345 |
Defective Vision and Diseases of the Eye.—The following
is the report of the Ophthalmic Surgeon, Dr. Freeman Heal
During the year 1945, 606 new cases were examined. Of
these 352 were seen at Mattock Lane, and 254 at Ravenor Park
Health Centre. Re-inspections numbered 822, of which 423 were
at Mattock Lane and 399 at Ravenor Park.
Summary of work :—
Prescriptions for glasses were given in 1,005 cases.
The number of pairs of glasses obtained was 933.