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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
Lewisham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Child Welfare Clinic —
| Classification of Cases. | No. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|
| Exanthemata— | 10 | |
| Rubiola | 1 | |
| Rubella | 1 | |
| Varicella | 7 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | |
| Mental Defects | 1 | 1 |
| Accidents and Diseases of the Newborn— | ||
| Dermoid Cyst of Eyeball | 1 | 16 |
| Haematoma of Sterno-Mastoid Muscle | ||
| Congenital Hypertrophic Pylori; Stenosis | ||
| Flat Foot | 1 | |
| Hammer Toe | 1 | |
| Pigeon Toe | 1 | |
| Sepsis of Umbilicus | 6 | |
| Congenital Defects— | 3 | |
| Spina Bifida | 1 | |
| Hare Lip | 2 | |
| Rickets | 7 | 7 |
| General Diseases— | ||
| Congenital Syphilis | 2 | 11 |
| Acute Rheurratism | 6 | |
| Subacute Rheumatism | 3 |
Dental Treatment.—By agreement with the British Dental
Hospital, the following cases were treated during 1925:—
Dental Treatment (Extractions, Fillings, etc.):—
Expectant and Nursing Mothers 72
Infants 44
Dentures:—
Expectant and Nursing Mothers 36
Voluntary Infant Welfare Centres.— There are seven
Centres in the Borough administered by voluntary workers. At
these Centres facilities are given for the weighing of infants,
and mothers are enabled to purchase milk foods, baby clothing,
etc., at cost price. The Borough Council provide the necessary
medical consultant at each of these centres, with one exception,