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Walthamstow 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Table IV.—Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended
31st December, 1937.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group I.—
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin:— | |||
| Ringworm—Scalp:— | |||
| (i) X-Ray Treatment. If none, indicate by dash | 1 | 1 | |
| (ii) Other Treatment | 4 | — | 4 |
| Ringworm—Body | 28 | — | 28 |
| Scabies | 32 | 3 | 35 |
| Impetigo | 189 | — | 189 |
| Other skin disease | 257 | 9 | 266 |
| 337 | 3 | 340 | |
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | |||
| 178 | 6 | 184 | |
| 1,649 | 79 | 1,728 | |
| (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | |||
| Total | 2,675 | 100 | 2,775 |