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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
East Ham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE IV.
Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st
December, 1933.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group 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 | — | – | – |
| Ringworm—Body | 27 | _ | 27 |
| Scabies | 14 | _ | 14 |
| Impetigo | 193 | — | 193 |
| Other skin disease | 200 | 3 | 203 |
| 156 | 3 | 159 | |
| 235 | 9 | 244 | |
| 1255 | 96 | 1351 | |
| Total | 2080 | 111 | 2191 |