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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 57.
TREATMENT TABLES.
GROUP 1, - DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding Uncleanliness).
| Number of Cases treated or under treatment during the year | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authorlty | Otherwise | |
| Skin - Ringworm - Scalp: | ||
| (i) X-Ray treatment | - | |
| (ii) Other treatment | 3 | 1 |
| Ringworm - Body | 3 | - |
| Scabies | 6 | 2 |
| Impetigo | 21 | 3 |
| Other skin diseases | 354 | 74 |
| Total | 387 | 80 |
GROUP 2. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT.
| No. of Cases dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| External and Other, excluding errors of Refraction and Squint | 322 | 18 |
| Errors of Refraction (including Squint | 72 | |
| Total | 1,716 | 90 |
GROUP 3. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
| Number of Cases Treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Received operative treatment : | ||
| (a) for diseases of the ear .. | - | 1 |
| (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | - | 526 |
| (c) for other nose and throat conditions | - | 4 |
| Received other forms of treatment | 73 | 507 |
| Total | 73 | 1,038 |