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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APPENDIX B PART 111 (contd..) Table D. Diseases of the Skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Number of cases known to have been treated | ||
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Ringworm (i) Scalp | Nil | |
(ii) Body (including Athletes Foot) | 66 | |
Scabies | 14 | |
Inpetigo | 51 | |
Other skin diseases | 1,054 | |
Total | 1,185 |
Table E.
Child Guidance Treatment | Number of cases known to have been treated |
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Pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics | 353 |
Table F.
Speech Therapy | Number of cases known to have been treated |
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Pupils treated by Speech Therapists | 230 |
Table.G.
Other Treatment Given | Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |
---|---|---|
(a) Pupils with minor ailments | 1,275 | |
(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements | 152 | |
(c) Pupils who received B.C.G. vaccination | 1,065 | |
(d) Other than (a) (b) and (c) above:— | ||
Epilepsy | 48 | |
Other conditions of the nervous system | 37 | |
Heart and circulation | 62 | |
Lungs | 160 | |
Other conditions not minor ailments | 478 | |
Total | 3,324 |