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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE IV.
TREATMENT TABLES.
GROUP I.—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. | Other wise. | Total | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin: — | |||
| Ringworm-Scalp— (i) X-Ray Treatment | — | — | — |
| (ii) Other | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Ringworm-Body | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| Scabies | 79 | 2 | 81 |
| Impetigo | 239 | 4 | 243 |
| Other Skin Disease | 10 | 90 | |
| Minor Eye Defects— (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.). | 446 | 7 | 453 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 241 | 62 | 303 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 2840 | 146 | 2986 |
| Total | 3940 | 238 | 4178 |