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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
Beckenham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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79
INSPECTION CLINIC.
This Clinic continues to be held every Tuesday afternoon, and
the principal diseases and the number of attendances made are set
out below: —
Diseases. Total Attendances.
Diseases of the Ear 58
Diseases of the Eye 48
Diseases of the Nose and Throat 427
Defective Hearing 19
Defective Vision 29
Defective Speech 4
Anaemia 2
Enlarged Glands 60
Impetigo 12
Malnutrition 145
Heart Disease 57
Non-Tubercular Lung Disease 159
Other Skin Diseases 129
Nervous Disease 31
Chorea 6
Scabies 2
Miscellaneous 468
Ringworm Nil.
Scabies 2
Impetigo 126
Other Skin Disease 61
Minor Eye Defects 79
Minor Ear Defects 99
Miscellaneous 214
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