Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |