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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
Wembley 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Scabies.
Treatment sessions. No. of Cases Reported.
| Wembley Hospital. | Imperial College of Science. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35 | June | 16 |
| February | 18 | July | 23 |
| March | 37 | August | 1 |
| April | 36 | September | 20 |
| May | 12 | October | 16 |
| June | 10 | November | 29 |
| December | 36 | ||
| 148 | 141 | ||
| Total — 289 | |||
Numbers affected in Individual Families.
1 person in 27 families. 5 persons in 11 families.
2 persons in 26 families. 6 persons in 5 families.
3 persons in 20 families. 7 persons in 1 family.
4 persons in 14 families. 8 persons in 1 family.
6 recurrent cases—1 in 2 families, 2 in 2 families.
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