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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE IV.
TREATMENT TABLES.
Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).
| Defect or Disease. | Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise | Total. | |
| Skin— | |||
| Ringworm—Scalp: | |||
| (1) X-Ray Treatment | 1 | - | 1 |
| (2) Other Treatment | 3 | - | 3 |
| Ringworm—Body | 13 | - | 13 |
| Scabies | 66 | - | 66 |
| Impetigo | 60 | - | 60 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 125 | - | 125 |
| Minor Eye Defects (external and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | 60 | - | 60 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 69 | - | 69 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 398 | 52 | 450 |
| Total | 795 | 52 | 847 |