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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

Bethnal Green 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: Nursing Assistance, 1929.

Nursing Assistance, 1929.

DiseaseUnder Maternity and Child Welfare SchemeUnder Public Health ActsTotalVisits
Under ONE yearONE to FIVE yearsMothersChildren under FIVEOthers
CasesVisitsCasesVisitsCasesVisitsCasesVisitsCasesVisits
Ophthalmia Neonatorum6204........................204
Discharging Eyes13202............16252......454
Measles......423............31942
Whooping Cough......15..................5
Diarrhœa..................14......4
Puerperal Fever and Py-rexia............328............28
Other pre natal and post natal conditions............49474............474
Corneal Ulcer..................146......46
Conjunctivitis..................573......73
Excision of Eye..................385......85
Otorrhœa, Abscess of Ear..................12131......131
Tonsils and Adenoids..................75274......274
Influenza..................43253769
Bronchitis..................317...17
Pneumonia..................1312321182305
Osteomyelitis.....................13333
Nephritis..................16......6
Intestinal Conditions..................39......9
Threadworms..................56504......504
Septic Umbilicus770........................70
Burns and Scalds..................110......10
Debility..................16......6
Impetigo..................426......26
Septic Throat..................117......17
Circumcision..................319......19
Totals26476528525022031634302712911
3 cases were in hand at the beginning of the year. 15 cases were in hand at the end of the year. A total of 2,911 visits was paid to 318 cases at a cost of £168 16s. 4d.