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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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Ultra Violet Light Treatment.—93 cases were referred for
treatment in 1936, as compared with 92 in the previous year.
The following table shows the classification of cases for whom it
was recommended:—
No.
Non-tuberculous respiratory conditions (the majority
being children with bronchial catarrh) 27
Subnormal children including some ' contacts ' of socalled
pre-tuberculous type 29
Debility following various infectious diseases 11
Rheumatic conditions 6
Adenitis (non-tuberculous) 10
Adenitis (tuberculous) 8
Tuberculous Joints 2
2,136 treatments were given altogether, the majority being
general exposures.
It is hardly necessary to add that the greatest care is taken
to prevent contact between tuberculous and other patients. This
is possible because of the small number of tuberculous cases
considered suitable for this treatment.
Dental Report.—Mr. G. F. Ferris, the Council's Dentist, submits the following figures relative to tuberculous cases treated during the year.
| Sessions | 27 | Filling and Scalings | 35 |
| New Patients | 29 | Advice | 9 |
| Attendances | 111 | X-Ray | 1 |
| Dentures | 5 | ||
| Extractions:— | |||
| Gas | 33 | ||
| Local | 20 | ||
| 53 | |||
Open Air School.—Many children were recommended for
admission to the Open Air School during 1936. Some 50 children
are on the roll, and they are seen at intervals by the Tuberculosis
Officer. Once again, special mention must be made of the remarkable
improvement seen in these sub-normal or 'contact' children
after a period at the School. It is a tribute to the care and attention
bestowed on them.