Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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(d) Massage and Exercises.—Four Sessions weekly.
On Register January 1st, 1931, 49.
Do. December 31st, 1938, 68.
New Cases 264 (including 5 under 1 year of age).
Discharged 244.
Attendances 3,646.
(e) Day Nursery. This provides for the reception of selected
children upon five days each week.
Total Number of Attendances 2,233.
Number of Individual Children on Register December 31st, 29.
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.
(f) Sewing Class. 393 attendances of Mothers were registered
during the year; 49 sessions were held.
(g) Toddlers' Clinic.—In addition to the Toddlers' Clinic, held
at the Central Clinic, a second clinic is held once monthly at the
Baptist Institute, Ilderton Road.
Central Clinic
Ilderton Road
Number of Clinics held 106 4
Total number of Inspections made 1060 52
Attendances of new cases 741 37
„ „ old cases 319 15
Tonsils | 125 | Cervical Adenitis | 13 |
Dental Caries | 123 | Malnutrition | 5 |
Rickets | 6 | Enuresis | 23 |
Genu Valgum | 162 | Strabismus | 10 |
Flat Foot | 69 | Umbilical Hernia | 20 |
Curved Tibiæ | 40 | Blindness | 1 |
Deformity of Chest | 7 | Keratitis | 1 |
Digitus Varus | 2 | In-toeing | 1 |
Heart defects | 1 | Total | 610 |
D.A.H. | 1 |
* Opened September, 1938.