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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 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: Nursing Assistance, 1928.

Nursing Assistance, 1928.

DiseaseUnder Maternity and Child Welfare SchemeUnder Public Health ActsTotal Visits
Under one yearONE to five yearsMothersChildren under fiveOthers
CasesVisitsCasesVisitsCasesVisitsCasesVisitsCasesVisits
Ophthalmia Neonatorum393........................93
Discharging Eyes30530............20358......888
Measles32117147............884262
Whooping Cough......15..................5
Diarrhoea.................................
Puerperal Fever and Py..............................
rexia............351............51
Other pre natal and post.................................
natal conditions............40506............506
Corneal Ulcer..................220......20
Conjunctivitis..................110......10
Excision of Eye..................110......10
Otorrhcea, Abscess of Ear..................538...638
Tonsils and Adenoids .....................79271......277
Influenza..................1531823
Bronchitis..................544......44
Pneumonia..................2120818141349
Tuberculosis..................110,,,...10
Intestinal Conditions..................730......30
Threadworms..................50411......411
Septic Umbilicus...21........................21
Stomatitis..................213......13
Burns and Scalds..................435......35
Abscess..................216......16
Pemphigus...40........................40
Impetigo..................986......86
Eczema..................110......10
Septic Throat..................110......10
Circumcision..................538......38
Totals4170518152435572171623302493286

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4 cases were in band at the beginning of the year.
16 cases were in hand at the end of the year.
A total of 3,286 visits was paid to 349 cases at a cost of £132 15s. Od.