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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

Bethnal Green 1924

Special report on an outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1924

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Table: Nursing Assistance 1924.

Nursing Assistance 1924.

Disease.Under Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.Under Public Health Acts.Total visits.
Under 1 year.1-5 years.Mothers.Children under 5.Others.
CasesVisitsCasesVisitsCasesVisitsCasesVisitsCasesVisits
Ophthalmia Neonatorum18468........................468
Discharging Eyes45395............37319......714
Measles44413112............221177
Whooping Cough......13..................3
Puerperal Fever.................................
Other pre-and post-natal conditions............38569............569
Conjunctivitis..................110......10
Blepharitis..................13......3
Ophthalmia..................224......24
Corneal Ulcer..................220......20
Injuries to Eye..................113......13
Otorrhœa..................440......40
Otitis..................220......20
Mastoid..................13......3
Tonsils and Adenoids..................78252......252
Septic Throat..................216......16
Influenza..................1915133142
Bronchitis..................421......21
Pneumonia..................3127922183462
Phthisis........................21616
Constipation..................13......3
Intestinal Obstruction..................416......16
Threadworms..................49387......387
Rectal Prolapse..................115......15
Vaginitis..................110......10
Septic Umbilicus..................19......9
Burns and Scalds..................220......20
Sepsis..................17......7
Abscess..................430......30
Impetigo..................18......8
Pyrexia..................25124......124
Totals6790714115385692571658413533602

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13 cases were in hand at the beginning of the year.
15 cases were in hand at the end of the year.
A total of 3,602 visits were paid to 417 cases at a cost of £150 Is. 8d.