Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |