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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
Bermondsey 1929
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1929
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CASES.
| Ante-natal | 9 |
| Rickets | 63 |
| Marasmus, Debility, Malnutrition, etc. | 122 |
| Bronchitis | 40 |
| Septic Adenitis | 6 |
OTHER DISEASES.
| Chronic Rheumatoid conditions | 20 |
| Alopecia | 25 |
| Furunculosis | 4 |
| Cervical Adenitis (non-tuberculous) | 17 |
| Emphysema | 4 |
| Eczema | 2 |
| Fibroid Lung and unresolved pneumonia | 5 |
| Asthma | 2 |
| Bronchitis (including chronic) | 75 |
| Bronchiectasis | 2 |
| Malnutrition, debility, anaemia, etc. | 141 |
| Dermatitis | 6 |
| Varicose Ulcers | 4 |
| Pyorrhoea | 5 |
Of the tuberculosis cases who had been under treatment and
were discharged during the year, the majority had already received
institutional treatment (in some cases combined with
ultra-violet light) and treatment was continued in the Solarium
to maintain their general condition and to prevent any chance of
a relapse on return to poor home conditions.
Cases of tuberculous adenitis showed improvement, though
this was slow in comparison with cases where suppuration had
already occurred. The following two cases are illustrative of this
class: —
D.O. (female, aged 15). Had a tuberculous gland the size of
a walnut at the right angle of the jaw. Onset, August 1928.
Teeth and tonsils had been treated with no improvement in the
glandular condition. General condition pale and thin. After