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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE IV.—continued.
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 (see note b). | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin— | |||
| Ringworm-Scalp— | |||
| (i.) X-Ray Treatment. If none, indicate by dash | 2 | — | 2 |
| (ii.) Other Treatment | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Ringworm-Body | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| Scabies | 102 | 4 | 106 |
| Impetigo | 249 | 1 | 250 |
| Other skin disease | 320 | 14 | 340 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but exclud ing cases falling in Group II.). | 586 | 17 | 603 |
| Minor Ear Defects (Treatment for more serious diseases of the ear (e.g., operative treatment in hospital) should not be recorded here but in the body of the School Medical Officer's Annual Report). | 289 | 30 | 319 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 3173 | 181 | 3354 |
| Total | 4759 | 253 | 5012 |