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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE IV.
return of defects treated during the year
ending 31ST december, 1933.
treatment table.
Group i.—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 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ringworm—Body | 7 | — | 7 |
| Scabies | 36 | — | 36 |
| Impetigo | 71 | — | 71 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 94 | — | 94 |
| Minor Eye Defects (external and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | 121 | - | 121 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 148 | — | 148 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 553 | 1801 | 733 |
| Total | 1031 | 180 | 1211 |
* Infectious Disease and Convalescents and those sent to own Doctor or
Hospital.