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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
Holborn 1925
Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Reasons for Attendance. | John Street. | Mary Ward. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 19 5 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | |
| Mothers— | ||||||||||
| Healthy | — | — | — | 12 | 34 | |||||
| Difficulty with breast feeding | 70 | 92 | 49 | 37 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Generative organs | 19 | — | — | |||||||
| Dental caries | 98 | 111 | 73 | 60 | 5 | 2 | — | |||
| Heart disease | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Debility | 24 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Anæmia | 63 | 57 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | ||
| Venereal disease | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Respiratory disease | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| Digestive disorders | 10 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Other disorders | 25 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Children— | ||||||||||
| Healthy | — | — | 171 | 214 | — | — | 18 | — | ||
| Congenital syphilis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Alimentary disorders | 154 | 269 | 243 | 101 | 46 | 30 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Rokets | 36 | 50 | 49 | 39 | 32 | 4 | ||||
| Respiratory diseases | 83 | 175 | 74 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | |
| Hernia, umbilical | 23 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| do. inguinal | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Phimosis | 19 | 41 | 51 | 8 | 32 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Rash | 7 | 126 | 76 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
| Disease of eye | 6 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Disease of ear | 12 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | |
| Disease of nose and throat | 16 | 56 | 57 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Other diseases | 25 | 47 | 34 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
In this table the more important ailment only has been recorded in each case.
Artificial Sunlight.
Twelve babies or children with signs of rickets were referred for artificial
sunlight treatment.
Five of these cases had courses varying from 2½ to 4 months with very
marked improvement.
Three attended for 3 or 4 weeks with not much improvement.
In three cases the children began attendance at the Tufton Street Clinic, but
for various reasons, chiefly illness, did not continue. and one who was referred
did not attend at all.
Mothers and children attending Municipal Centres referred to other departments
for assistance during five years 1921.5.