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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: Table D. Diseases of the Skin (excluding uncleanliness)

Table D. Diseases of the Skin (excluding uncleanliness)

Number of cases known to hare been treated
Ringworm - (i) ScalpNil
(ii) Body47
Scabies5
Impetigo49
Other skin diseases917
Total:1,048

Table: Table E. Child Guidance Treatment

Table E. Child Guidance Treatment

Number of cases known to have been treated
Pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics331

Table: Table P. Speech Therapy

Table P. Speech Therapy

Number of cases known to have been treated
Pupils treated by Speech Therapists224

Table: Table G. Other Treatment Given

Table G. Other Treatment Given

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
(a) Pupils with minor ailments1,390
(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements122
(c) Pupils who received B.C.G. vaccination1,336
(d) Other than (a) (b) and (c) above:
Epilepsy22
Other conditions of the nervous systeir17
Heart and circulation59
Lungs98
Other conditions not minor ailments286
Total:3,330