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Lewisham 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Infant Clinic.—The Council's Infant Clinic is held at
the Wesleyan Church Hall, Rushey Green, on four mornings in
each week, and during 1924 the attendances numbered 7,911.

An analysis of the cases is set out below:—

Classification of Cases.No.Totals.
Consultations on Feeding and Management5,7165,716
Functional Disorders and Diseases of the Alimentary System.
Tongue-tie91,065
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids17
Dental Caries47
Pyorrhœa1
Disorders of Dentition147
Thrush19
Gingivitis2
Mumps4
Tonsillitis26
Quinsy2
Papilloma1
Stomatitis7
Dyspepsia299
Gastro-lntestinal Catarrh18
Gastro-Enteritis30
Ileo-Colitis1
Catarrhal Jaundice2
Constipation361
Marasmus4
Prolapse of Rectum4
Hernia (Inguinal—Single)5
Hernia (Inguinal—Double)2
Hernia (Umbilical)24
Thread Worms (Ascarides)32
Round Worms (Lumbrici)2
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Nasal Catarrh50637
Laryngitis2
Pertussis26
Bronchitis547
Broncho-Pneumonia8
Asthma1
Influenza3
Functional Disorders and Diseases of the Nervous System—
Facial Paralysis120
Convulsions1
Epilepsy2
Habit Spasm1
Eneuresis14
Faecal Incontinence1