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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

Hornsey 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 9.WORK DONE AT MINOR AILMENTS CLINIC, 1923.

TABLE 9.

WORK DONE AT MINOR AILMENTS CLINIC, 1923.

No. of Inspection Clinics Held.Total No. of Attendances at Inspection Clinics.Average Attendance at Inspection Clinic.Total No. of Attendances for Treatment,No. of Cases dealt with.No of Re-Examinations of these Children.No, of Cases cured and returned to School,No. of cases referred to private Doctor or Hospital or not requiring treatment.No, of Cases still on Register,
862,893343,1441,3391.6591,27718982

Table: DETAILS OF THE AILMENTS DEALT WITH.

DETAILS OF THE AILMENTS DEALT WITH.

Ringworm, Head20Nose and Throat Diseases191
Do. Body24Enlarged Cervical Glands25
Bronchial Catarrh (Bronchitis)35
Scabies31Tuberculosis (susp. non.-pulm.)4
Impetigo233Infectious Diseases4
Heart Disease19
0 her Skin Disease72Epilepsy2
Minor Injuries101Chorea8
Other Nervous Diseases1
Ear Disease116Debility, Anemia and Malnutrition160
Eye Disease47Dental Disease12
Rheumatism—
Deformities2
Abdominal Complaints and Enuresis13
Miscellaneous206
Lungs (non.-T.B.)13
Total1,339