Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE VII.
WORK DONE AT MINOR AILMENTS CLINIC, 1924.
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, |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
87 | 2,920 | 33.5 | 3,061 | 1,578 | 1,342 | 1,402 | 73 | 187 |
DETAILS OF THE AILMENTS DEALT WITH.
Ringworm, Head | 24 | Nose and Throat Diseases | 219 |
Do. Body | 24 | Enlarged Cervical Glands | 17 |
Bronchial Catarrh (Bronchitis) | 120 | ||
Scabies | 11 | Tuberculosis (susp. non.-pulm.) | 5 |
Impetigo | 131 | Infectious Diseases | 12 |
Heart Disease | 12 | ||
Other Skin Disease | 217 | Epilepsy | 8 |
Minor Injuries | 93 | Chorea | 6 |
Other Nervous Diseases | 11 | ||
Ear Disease | 141 | Debility, Anaemia and Malnutrition | 175 |
Eye Disease | 58 | Dental Disease | 8 |
Rheumatism | — | ||
Deformities | 12 | ||
Abdominal Complaints and Enuresis | 16 | ||
Miscellaneous | 262 | ||
Goitre | 1 | ||
Total | 1,578 |