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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
Finchley 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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TABLE IV.
Return of Defects treated during the year ended 31st
December, 1933.
Group i. Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Group VI.).
| Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Disease or Defect. (1) | Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Otherwise. (8) | Total. (4) |
| SKIN— | |||
| Ringworm—Scalp | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Ringworm—Body | 8 | - | 8 |
| Scabies | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Impetigo | 245 | - | 245 |
| Other skin disease | 136 | 3 | 139 |
| MINOR EYE DEFECTS— | |||
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group | 128 | - | 123 |
| II.) | |||
| MINOR EAR DEFECTS— | 83 | 4 | 87 |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |||
| (e.g., minor injuries, bruises sores, chilblains, etc.) | 263 | 18 | 281 |
| TOTAL | 879 | 29 | 908 |