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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
Heston and Isleworth 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE IV.
Return of Defects treated during the year ended
31st December, 1924.
TREATMENT TABLE.
| Diseases or Defects. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Skin— | |||
| Ringworm, Scalp | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Ringworm, Body | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Scabies | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Impetigo | 208 | 9 | 217 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Minor Eye Defects— | |||
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 55 | 20 | 75 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||
| 81 | 30 | 111 | |
| Total | 412 | 119 | 531 |