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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE IV.
TREATMENT TABLES.
GROUP 1.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI.).
| Disease oh Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Othei wise. | Total | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin:— Ringworm-Scalp— | |||
| (i) X-Ray Treatment | – | – | – |
| (ii) Other | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ringworm-Body | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| Scabies | 71 | 5 | 76 |
| Impetigo | 282 | 6 | 288 |
| Other Skin Disease | 226 | 14 | 240 |
| Minor Eye Defects— (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.). | 280 | 27 | 3o7 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 300 | 52 | 352 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, ehilblnias, etc.) | 3085 | 275 | 3360 |
| Total | 4265 | 383 | 4648 |