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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 1931
[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, 1931.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group 1. —Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which
see Group V.).
| 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 | 10 | ... | 10 |
| Ringworm, Body | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Scabies | 11 | ... | 11 |
| Impetigo | 231 | 1 | 232 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 106 | 11 | 117 |
| Minor Eye Defects— | |||
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 112 | 119 | |
| Minor Ear Defects | 156 | 5 | 161 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||
| 984 | 13 | 997 | |
| Total | 1621 | 38 | 1659 |