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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | — | — | 27 | ||||||
| Children Suffering from Multiple Defects. | |||||||||
| Combination of Defect. | At Certified Special Scnools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At Other Institutions. | At School or Institution. | Total. | ||||
| Feeble Minded and Epileptic | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||||
| Feeble Minded and Crippled | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| Crippled and Epileptic | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||||
TABLE IV.—Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31 st December , 1937.
TREATMENT TABLE.
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. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Ringworm- | |||
| Scalp—(1) X-ray treatment | 2 | — | 2 |
| (2) Other | 1 | — | 1 |
| Body | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| Scabies | 37 | — | 37 |
| Impetigo | 113 | — | 113 |
| Other skin diseases | 293 | 1 | 294 |
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 274 | - | 274 |
| 279 | 2 | 281 | |
| (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 994 | 21 | 1,015 |
| Total | 2,010 | 25 | 2,035 |