Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Special report on an outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1924
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Nursing Assistance 1924.
Disease. | Under Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme. | Under Public Health Acts. | Total visits. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year. | 1-5 years. | Mothers. | Children under 5. | Others. | |||||||
Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | ||
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 18 | 468 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 468 |
Discharging Eyes | 45 | 395 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 319 | ... | ... | 714 |
Measles | 4 | 44 | 13 | 112 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 21 | 177 |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other pre-and post-natal conditions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 569 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 569 |
Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | 10 |
Blepharitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
Ophthalmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 24 | ... | ... | 24 |
Corneal Ulcer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | ... | ... | 20 |
Injuries to Eye | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | 13 |
Otorrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 40 | ... | ... | 40 |
Otitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | ... | ... | 20 |
Mastoid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
Tonsils and Adenoids | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 78 | 252 | ... | ... | 252 |
Septic Throat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | ... | ... | 16 |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 15 | 133 | 142 |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 21 | ... | ... | 21 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 279 | 22 | 183 | 462 |
Phthisis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 16 |
Constipation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
Intestinal Obstruction | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | ... | ... | 16 |
Threadworms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 387 | ... | ... | 387 |
Rectal Prolapse | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | ... | ... | 15 |
Vaginitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | 10 |
Septic Umbilicus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | 9 |
Burns and Scalds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | ... | ... | 20 |
Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 7 |
Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 30 | ... | ... | 30 |
Impetigo | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 |
Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 124 | ... | ... | 124 |
Totals | 67 | 907 | 14 | 115 | 38 | 569 | 257 | 1658 | 41 | 353 | 3602 |
13 cases were in hand at the beginning of the year.
15 cases were in hand at the end of the year.
A total of 3,602 visits were paid to 417 cases at a cost of £150 Is. 8d.