London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
West Ham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Group 4. Diseases of the Skin (excluding uncleanliness)
| Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year | |
|---|---|
| By the Authority | |
| Ringworm - (i) Scalp | 1 |
| (ii) Body | 7 |
| Scabies | 14 |
| Impetigo | 78 |
| Other skin diseases | 843 |
| Total: | 943 |
| Group 5. Child Guidance Treatment, | |
| Number of pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics under arrangements made by the Authority | H 00 00 |
| Group 6. Speech Therapy | |
| Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists under arrangements made by the Authority | 160 |
| Group 7. Other Treatment Given | Number of Cases Treated |
| (a) Miscellaneous minor ailments treated by the Authority | 1,273 |
| (b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements | 106 |
| (c) Pupils who received B.C.G. vaccination | 1,132 |
| (d) Other than (a) (b) and (c) above Epilepsy and other conditions of the nervous system | 24 |
| Heart and circulation | 1 |
| Lungs | 20 |
| Other conditions not minor ailments | 89 |
| Total: | 2,645 |