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Ilford 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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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 | - | - |
| Other Skin Diseases | 159 | 12 |