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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
East Ham 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE IV.
Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended
31st December, 1923 (see note a)
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group I.-— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which
see Group V.).
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme, (see note b). | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Ringworm—Scalp | 67 | 3 | 70 |
| Ringworm—Body Scabies | 70 40 | 1 2 | 71 42 |
| Impetigo | 509 | 3 | 512 |
| Other skin disease | 347 | 10 | 303 |
| 275 | 8 | 283 | |
| 353 | 8 | 301 | |
| 899 | 142 | 1041 | |
| Total | 2560 | 183 | 2743 |