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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Condition, Disease or Defect | Girls | Boys | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | Total | ||||||||
| L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | |
| — | — | 1 | — | — | —• | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| (b) Behaviour Symptoms | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 30 | — | |
| – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | — | |
| 1 | — | 1 | — | – | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | – | |
| (6) Stye | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| (c) Myopia | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 6 | — | |
| Rickets | 9 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 27 | 8 | — | — | 63 | 14 |
| Enlarged Glands | 11 | — | 15 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 24 | — | 2 | — | 59 | — |
| Other diseases and defects | 7 | — | 24 | — | 3 | — | 9 | — | 30 | 4 | 2 | — | 75 | 4 |
| Not vaccinated | 7 | — | 20 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 26 | – | 3 | — | 58 | — |
| No previous attendances at a | ||||||||||||||
| Clinic | 1 | — | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 20 |
In the above table the figures are entered separately for the Lewisham Health Centre (L) and
the Downham Centre (D).