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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

Leyton 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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14
SCABIES.
My Annual Report for the year 1943 contains a description
of the arrangements made for the control and treatment of scabies.
The Special Clinic at Ruckholt Road School is still available as a
treatment centre.

Table: Attendances at Special Clinic.

Attendances at Special Clinic.

Number of patients treated845
Children328
Adults517
Number of patients who had
One routine treatment845
Two „ „(544
Three ,, ,,204
Four „ „57
Five „ „19
Six „ „13
Local treatment, no bath208
1,990

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CIVIL AMBULANCE SERVICE.
On 1st October, 1943, the Council's fleet of three Civil Ambulances
was transferred from Harrow Green Fire Station to the new
Auckland Road Garage; and since that date the vehicles have
been manned by ambulance drivers and attendants of the Civil
Defence Ambulance Service.

Table: The following table gives particulars of the cases transported by the ambulances during the year:-

The following table gives particulars of the cases transported by the ambulances during the year:-

Maternity Cases350
Accident and Illness490
Transfers, Hospitals, etc.1,150
1,990