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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
Hendon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for
which see Group V).
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otheivvise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin : — Ringworm-Scalp | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Ringworm-Body | 3 | 12 | |
| Scabies | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Impetigo | 89 | 5 | 94 |
| Other Skin Disease | 29 | 7 | 36 |
| Minor Eye Defects— (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.). | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 33 | 9 | 42 |
| Total | 188 | 73 | 261 |