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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
Hampstead 1924
Report for the year 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Western Clinic. | Eastern Clinic. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of new cases | 207 | 105 |
| Number of attendances of old cases | 659 | 316 |
| Number of sessions held | 100 | 51 |
| Average attendance per session | 8 to 9 | 8 |
| Number of cases sent referred to Dental Clinic | 81 | 29 |
| Number of patients sent to Convalescent Home | 9 | - |
| Number of patients referred to the Tuberculosis Medical Officer | 7 | 6 |
Of the 312 new applicants, 26 were normal cases; 145 were slightly abnormal; 54 seriously abnormal; 7 were connected with venereal disease; 44 attended for the first time after confinement; 18 were definitely not eligible cases, and in 18 it was doubtful if they were so.
| Analysis of Ante-Natal Cases. | (Slightly and Seriously Abnormal.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Sickness | 29 | Lupus Vulgaris | 1 |
| Dyspepsia | 15 | Varicose Veins | 20 |
| Constipation | 43 | Lax Abdominal Wall (needing bandage) | 7 |
| Colitis | 1 | ||
| Appendicitis | 1 | Discharging Umbilicus | 1 |
| Piles | 2 | Marked Endocervicitis | 2 |
| Anaemia | 22 | Retroverted gravid uterus | 2 |
| Valvular Disease of the Heart | 7 | Threatened Miscarriage | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | Miscarriage (not averted) | 3 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | Ante-partum Haemorrhage | 1 |
| Pleurodynia | 1 | Premature Rupture of Membranes | 1 |
| Mastitis | 2 | ||
| Toxaemia of Pregnancy | 3 | Contracted Pelvis (minor degree of) | 20 |
| Albuminuria | 7 | ||
| Chronic Nephritis | 1 | Contracted Outlet | 1 |
| Nocturnal Epilepsy | 1 | ||
| Neuritis | 1 | 199 | |
| Neuralgia | 1 | ||