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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
Erith 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Tightening R.S. Mastoid | — | 1 |
| Inco-ordination | — | 1 |
| A.P.M. | 3 | 1 |
| Cerebral Diplegia | — | 1 |
| Asymetry of Head | — | 1 |
| Cannot Walk | — | 1 |
| Calcium Deficiency | — | 1 |
| Pain Tubercle R. Scaphoid | 1 | — |
| Pains Foot, Shoulder, ankle, knees | 6 | — |
| Schlatters Disease | 1 | — |
| Semimembranosus Bursa | 1 | — |
| Epiphysitis | 1 | — |
| Wasting Thigh | 1 | — |
| Asthma | 1 | — |
| 136 | 58 |
Orthopaedic Clinic.
| No. Sessions for Remedial Exercises, etc. | No. of Attendances | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 97 |
| February | 8 | 82 |
| March | 8 | 104 |
| April | 5 | 83 |
| May | 7 | 135 |
| June | 9 | 178 |
| July | 8 | 139 |
| August | 5 | 89 |
| September | 9 | 193 |
| October | 5 | 118 |
| November | 8 | 191 |
| December | 6 | 152 |
| 87 | 1561 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
A. Scarlet Fever.
During the year forty-five school children were notified
as suffering from Scarlet Fever. Apart from the first quarter
of the year all these were generally distributed throughout
the remaining nine months. No school, therefore, had to be
closed for this or any other infectious disease throughout the
year. Twenty-three of these school children were admitted to
the Borough Isolation Hospital, and of this number four
children had complications. These were as follows : —