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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
Mitcham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| No. of Cases | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 305 | |
| Presystolic murmur with s3'stolic murmur | 1 | Referred to Charing Cross Hospital |
| Pulmonary murmur | 3 | |
| Reduplication of mitral second sound | 5 | |
| Dental Conditions— | ||
| Caries | 189 | |
| Gingivitis | 6 | |
| Pyorrhoea | 14 | |
| Diabetes | 1 | Referred to Charing Cross Hospital |
| Ophthalmic— | ||
| Blepharitis | 1 | |
| Cataract | 1 | |
| Stye | 1 | |
| Papilloma of thigh | 1 | |
| Thread-worms | 1 | |
| Scabies | 1 | |
| 529 |
Post-Natal Centre
A Post-natal Centre is held at Mitcham Court each month.
Leaflets are given to the patients when they leave Woodlands
Maternity Home and to the patients attending the various antenatal
clinics giving them information about this clinic and the
purpose for which it is intended.
The total number of women who attended the post-natal
clinic was 126, the total number of attendances being 144, the
average attendance being 14.4.