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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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The following is a summary of the cases visited on behalf of the Borough Council by members of the District Nursing Associations:—
| Condition, | Children under 5 years | Others | Total cases nursed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | ||
| Measles | 39 | 412 | 21 | 242 | 60 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 67 | 4 | ||
| Pneumonia | 6 | 122 | 2 | 46 | 8 |
| Thread Worms | 2 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Diarrhœa | 2 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Ear trouble | 2 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Whooping cough | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Circumcision | 2 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Impetigo | 2 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Post Natal Complications | 3 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Bronchitis | 9 | 137 | 9 | ||
| Influenza | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Congestion of Lungs | 3 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Eye Trouble | 4 | 52 | 4 | ||
| Mastitis | 6 | 140 | 6 | ||
| Ante-natal | 1 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Lung Trouble | 1 | 63 | 1 | ||
| Rheumatism | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Swollen Glands | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Boil | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 79 | 1045 | 36 | 580 | 115 | |
A considerable amount of work is undertaken by the Nursing Sisters
of St. John the Divine and the following figures have been supplied to
me as indicating the scope of some of their activities:—
General District Nursing
Patients 256 Visits 13898
Surgery
Patients 630 Attendances3091