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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
Greenwich 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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A schedule is given below which indicates the condition of individual children at the various ages seen at the Centres during the year.
| Under 1 year | 1-2 years | 2 to 3 years | 3 to 4 years | 4 to 5 years | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrition :— Excellent | 222 | 91 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 378 |
| Normal | 641 | 323 | 135 | 128 | 97 | 1,324 |
| Sub-normal | 107 | 200 | 169 | 177 | 219 | 874 |
| Defects found:— Dental Cases | 0 | 5 | 18 | 65 | 104 | 192 |
| Ears—Tonsils and Adenoids | 34 | 32 | 64 | 101 | 121 | 352 |
| Skin conditions | 143 | 95 | 44 | 32 | 29 | 343 |
| Nervous „ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Circulatory | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 33 |
| Congenital „ | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| Respiratory | 216 | 152 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 525 |
| Alimentary | 149 | 79 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 295 |
| Enlarged Glands | 4 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 63 | 148 |
| Eyes | 38 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 107 |
| Sepsis | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Urinary | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Hernia | 39 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Phimosis | 88 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 128 |
| Orthopaedic | 6 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 83 |
| Infectious Diseases | 49 | 99 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 321 |
| Rickets | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| Miscellaneous | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 |
Ante-natal & Post-natal Clinics.
These are held at each of the fivo Welfare Centres as follows :—
Borough Hall, Royal Hill Tuesday, 10 a.m.,
Wednesday, 2 p.m.
Chevening Road Monday, 2 p.m.
105, Shooter's Hill Road Thursday, 2 p.m.,
Friday, 10 a.m.
Charlton Lane Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Creek Road First and Third Thursdays
in each month, 10 a.m.