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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| No. of cases | Marked Improvement | Improved | Lapsed | Moved | No change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anæmia. | 49 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| Malnutrition | 28 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | — |
| Rickets | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Recurrent Colds | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Cervical Adenitis | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Nervous Tension | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Delayed Development | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 118 | 24 | 43 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
| Persistent Loss of Weight | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Recurrent Colds | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Delayed Development | 63 | 12 | 26 | 21 | 4 | — |
| Mongol | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nervous Tension | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
| Skins Recurrent Styes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | _ |
| Chilblains | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Urticaria | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Debility after Measles | 46 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Influenza | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Mastoidectomy | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Removal of Tonsils | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Adenitis | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
INHALATION CLINIC.
This clinic was established in 1930 for the relief
of catarrhal conditions of the upper respiratory tract
by means of the Spiess-Drager Inhaler in which
volatile oils are vaporised on the passage of oxygen
and inhaled by the patient.
Dr. Horton reports :
As the result of experience in previous years it has been
found that a mixture of Pine Oil with Cajuput Oil in equal
parts gives us the most satisfactory results and it is this
combination of oils that has been used in the clinic throughout
the year. This beneficial effect is shown in our results recorded
below for while in 1933, 70 cases showed improvement after
treatment, in 1934,103 patients were relieved of their symptoms