Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1927
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Children, 1-5 years.
General Advice 300, Cough 112, Malnutrition 51, General
Inspection 28, Diarrhoea 27, Impetigo 20, Constipation 19, Bronchitis
13, Rickets 12, Debility 11, Dermatitis 11, Worms 11, Enlarged
Tonsils 7, Dental Caries 7, Anaemia 6, Rash 5, Adenitis 5, Blepharitis
4, Coryza 4, Squint 4, Tonsillitis 4, Nasal Catarrh 4, Injury 4,
Herpes 3, Marasmus 3, Whooping Cough 3, Hernia 3, Otorrhoea 3,
Eczema 3, Phimosis 3, Urticaria 3, Digestive Disturbance 2, Stomatitis 2,
Worms 2, Cyst 2, Abscess 2, Chicken Pox 2. Thrush 2,
Snuffles 2, Sleeplessness 2, Influenza 1, Adenoids 1, Pemphigus 1,
Furuncle 1, Haematoma 1, Vomiting 1, Tongue Tie 1, Teething 1,
Jaundice 1, Ophthalmia 1, Exostosis 1, Cold 1, Cardiac Disease 1.
The following cases were referred to Hospital:—
Enlarged Tonsils, Rickets, Whooping Cough, Squint, Adenitis,
Adenoids, Cyst, Otorrhoea, Malnutrition, Abscess, Chicken Pox,
Hernia, Worms, Injury, Exostosis, Tonsillitis, Cardiac Disease,
Bronchitis.
Infants up to one year.
General Advice 380, Cough 124, General Inspection 102,
Constipation 32, Diarrhoea 29, Digestive Disturbance 13, Malnutrition 13,
Impetigo 13, Dermatitis 11, Phimosis 11, Thrush 9, Urticaria
7, Otorrhoea 7, Worms 7, Rickets 0, Marasmus 5, Anaemia 4,
Pemphigus 4, Tonsillitis 4, Rash 3, Naevus 3, Debility 3, Coryza 3,
Conjunctivitis 3, Pyrexia 3, Bronchitis 3, Indigestion 3, Eczema 2,
Abscess 2, Blepharitis 2, Furuncle 2, Hernia 2, Hare Lip 1, Chicken
Pox 1, Enuresis 1, Broncho-Pneumonia 1, Intertrigo 1, Whooping
Cough 1, Herpes 1, Stye 1, Prolapsus Recti 1, Pavor Nocte 1,
Petit Mal 1, Stomatitis 1, Pleurisy 1, Tongue Tie 1, Ophthalmia 1,
Sore Throat 1, Nasal Catarrh 1, Sleeplessness 1, Injury 1.
The following cases were referred to Hospital:—
Abscess, Rickets, Chicken Pox, Naevus, Phimosis, Broncho-
Pneumonia, Otorrhoea, Furuncle, Worms, Whooping Cough,
Malnutrition, Diarrhoea, Hernia.