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Ilford 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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| (v) Number of individual pupils disinfested:- | |
| By Local Authority | 15 |
| By parents | 31 |
TABLE IV.
TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING
SPECIAL SCHOOLS).
Notes:- (a) Treatment provided by the Authority includes
all defects treated or under treatment during
the year by the Authority's own staff, however
brought to the Authority's notice, i.e., whether
by periodic inspection, special inspection, or
otherwise, during the year in question or previously.
(b) Treatment provided otherwise than by the
Authority includes all treatment known by the
Authority to have been so provided, including
treatment undertaken in school clinics by the
Regional Hospital Board.
GROUP 1. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS, FOR WHICH SEE TABLE III).
| Number of New Cases Treated during the year | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Ringworm (i) Scalp | - | - |
| (ii) Body | 1 | - |
| Scabies | - | - |
| Impetigo | 7 | - |
| Other Skin Diseases | 155 | 16 |