Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1928
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A list of the principal diseases treated, with the number of
new cases for 1928 is given below: —
TUBERCULOSIS.
Spine | 3 |
Knee | 1 |
Sternum | 2 |
Cervical Glands | 6 |
Abdominal Glands | 2 |
Bazin's Disease (Skin) | 2 |
Hip | 3 |
Wrist | 1 |
Lungs | 2 |
Bronchial Glands | 2 |
Lupus | 4 |
Dactocystitis | 1 |
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CASES.
Ante-natal | 13 |
Rickets | 92 |
Genu Valgum | 2 |
Post-natal | 4 |
Marasmus, Debility, Malnutrition, etc. | 167 |
OTHER DISEASES.
Chronic Rheumatoid conditions | 54 |
Alopecia | 17 |
Abdominal Fistula (post operative) | 1 |
Furunculosis | 3 |
Cervical Adenitis (non-tuberculous) | 15 |
Emphysema | 4 |
Psoriasis | 6 |
Eczema | 2 |
Keloid Scar | 1 |
Fibroid Lung and unresolved pneumonia | 2 |
Acne | 2 |
Asthma | 5 |
Bronchitis (including chronic) | 65 |
Bronchiectasis | 2 |
Malnutrition, Debility, Anaemia, etc. | 125 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 6 |
Urinary Fistula (post operative) | 1 |
Dermatitis | 1 |
Anterior Poliomyelitis (old) | 3 |
Chronic Onychia | 1 |
Varicose Ulcers | 5 |