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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
Fulham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Pages
Ultra-Violet Light Clinic 38
Vaccination 115
Vital Statistics for the Borough 25
of London Boroughs, 1938 28
of Working class Flats 69
comments on 19
1901-1938 27
Whooping Cough 97
Zymotic Deaths 21,92
DETAILS CONCERNING INFANTS.
| Types of Cases | Number. | Details. |
|---|---|---|
| Sticky Eyes | 23 | 3 cases notified as Ophthalmia neonatorum (all Staphylococcal). Results: Satisfactory 2. Died (Pneumonia) 1. |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 10 | |
| Acute Mastitis | 1 | Responded to medical treatment. |
| Premature Infants | 3 | Standard less than 4½ lbs. Dead 1. Satisfactory 2. |
| Deformities | 10 | Types : 1. Klumpke's paralysis. 2. Cephalo-haematoma. 3. Mongolism. 4. Fracture of humerus. 5. Bilateral congenital cataract. 6. Spina bifida. 7. Atelectasis. 8. Hare-lip. 9. Bilateral talipes equino varus. 10. Congenital heart. |
| Neo-Natal Infection | 1 | Broncho-pneumonia—responded to medical treat-ment. |
| Still-Births | 10 | Causes: 1. Forceps delivery 1. 2. Prolapsed cord 2. 3. B.B.A 1. 4. Cord round neck 1. 5. Maceration—W.R. -ve 2. 6. Unknown 3. Still-birth rate : 2.3 per cent. |
| Neo-Natal Deaths | 5 | Causes : 1. B. coli meningitis patent foramen ovale 1. (Post-mortem examination.) 2. Mongolism 1. 3. Spina bifida 1. 4. Atelectasis and cerebral injury 1. (Extended breech—Primip. P.M. ex-amination.) 5. Prematurity 1. |