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Bethnal Green 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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ENLARGED TONSILS, ADENOIDS AND
MASTOID DISEASE.
In accordance with the arrangements with the
Queen's Hospital, 7 young children had operations
for enlarged tonsils as in-patients upon the recommendation
of the Medical Officers of the Welfare
Centres.
LIGHT CLINIC.
| No. of Sessions | 144 |
| Average attendance | 33.0 |
| Treatments :— | |
| Children : First attendances | 267 |
| Subsequent attendances | 4,587 |
| Mothers : First attendances | — |
| Subsequent attendances | — |
| Total | 4,854 |
| Cases carried forward from 1936 | 34 |
| Cases carried forward to 1938 | 35 |
| No. of cases | Marked Improvement | Improved | Lapsed | Removed from Borough | Also Massage | having Inhalation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil | |||||||
| Malnutrition | 39 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Anaemia | 25 | 5 | 11 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Bronchitis | 49 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Catarrh | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Loss of Appetite | 8 | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Collapsed Lung | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Otitis Media | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Rickets | 63 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Delayed development | 34 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Nervous Tension | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Amyotonia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Debility after Measles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Influenza | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Tonsillitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Skin Septic Urticaria | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Chilblains | 1 | -. | - | 1 | - | - | - |