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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 1938
[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, 1938.
Treatment Table.
Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).
| Disease or Defect | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| SKIN | |||
| Ringworn— Scalp | |||
| (i) X-Ray Treatment | - | - | - |
| (ii) Other | - | - | - |
| Ringworm—Body | 1 | - | 1 |
| Scabies | 30 | - | 30 |
| Impetigo | 406 | - | 406 |
| Other skin disease | 27 | — | 27 |
| MINOR EYE DEFECTS— | |||
| (External and other but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 77 | 3 | 80 |
| MINOR EAR DEFECTS— | 85 | 2 | 87 |
| MISCELLANEOUS— (e.g. minor injuries bruises sores chilblains etc.) | 537 | 7 | 544 |
| TOTAL | 1163 | 12 | 1175 |