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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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MEDICAL INSPECTIONS RETURN.
Year ended 31st December, 1935.
TABLE IV.
TREATMENT TABLES.
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— | |||
| (i). X-Ray Treatment. If none, indicate by dash | 1 | _ | 1 |
| (ii.) Other | - | - | - |
| Ringworm-Body | 37 | - | 37 |
| Scabies | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Impetigo | 206 | 2 | 208 |
| Other skin disease | 196 | 3 | 199 |
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 132 | 1 | 133 |
| 228 | 8 | 236 | |
| 1470 | 173 | 1643 | |
| Total | 2281 | 188 | 2469 |