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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
Deptford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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(e) Day Nursery. This provides for the reception of selected
children upon five days each week.
Total Number of Attendances 2,556.
Number of Individual Children on Register December 31st, 24.
By reason of affiliation to the National Society of Day Nurseries,
scholarship students who are training at the Council's Day Nursery
are eligible to sit for the examination and obtain the Certificate of the
Society.
(/) Sewing Class. 247 attendances of Mothers were registered
during the year.
(g) Toddlers' Clinic.—Number of Clinics held, 100
Total number of Inspections made, 787
New cases, 556
Old cases, 231
| Deformed | 1 | Imperforate Hymen | 1 |
| Tonsils | 105 | Cervical Adenitis | 20 |
| Dental Caries | 155 | Malnutrition | 5 |
| Rickets | 9 | Enuresis | 21 |
| Genu Valgum | 122 | Strabismus | 1 |
| Flat Foot | 71 | Umbilical Hernia | 8 |
| Curved Tibiae | 43 | Talipes | 1 |
| Deformity of Chest | 8 | Tongue tie | 1 |
| Lordosis | 1 | — | |
| Heart defects | 2 | Total | 580 |
All children exhibiting defects were referred to their own Doctor or
to Hospital.
{h) Dental Clinic. The Clinic deals with such expectant and
nursing mothers, and children as are referred from the Welfare Centres.
The Dental Surgeon, Mr. J. Eric Magraw, has furnished me with
the following details of the work in 1937 :—
Scalings,
Cases. Extractions. Fillings. Silver Nitrate Gas Dentures
etc. Cases Supplied. Repaired.
Mothers 232 377 427 223 87 43 2
Children 163 183 89 289 102 — —