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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 1930

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

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Table: Nursing Assistance, 1930.

Nursing Assistance, 1930.

DiseaseChildren UNDER FIVE yearsMothersOthersTotal Visits
CasesVisitsCasesVisitsCasesVisits
Ophthalmia Neonatorum381............81
Discharging Eyes45757............757
Measles13147......450197
Whooping Cough116............16
Diarrhœa......................
Prematurity17............7
Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia......123......23
Other pre-natal and postnatal conditions......52556......556
Conjunctivitis121............21
Otorrhcea, Abscess of Ear15230............230
Tonsils and Adenoids57192............192
Influenza............75959
Bronchitis...32............32
Pneumonia16250......13229479
Tuberculosis16............6
Osteomyelitis............29898
Nephritis...4............4
Intestinal Conditions837............37
Threadworms59512............512
Septic Umbilicus354............54
Stomatitis212............12
Abscess111............11
Impetigo424............24
Septic Throat26............6
Circumcision218............18
Pemphigus126............26
Septic arm, leg, etc.478............78
Miscellaneous433............33
Totals246255453579264363569

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15 cases were in hand at the beginning of the year.
11 cases were in hand at the end of the year.
A total of 3,569 visits was paid to 325 cases at a cost of £237 18s. 8d.