London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Leyton 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

61
Treatment Clinic. Verminous cases, and children in need of
such treatment as is available at the School Clinics, and who are
noted as requiring attention during the course of medical inspection
at the schools, are referred to the Inspection and Treatment
Clinics.
Many large hospitals are easily reached from Leyton, and
parents can obtain skilled (advice and treatment for any condition
arising in their children;in addition, cases are received into the
West Ham Infirmary.
Records of attendances and treatment are entered in a
register, and upon special cards.
During the year, 1,079 boys and 1,192 girls attended the
Inspection Clinic.

Table: The following table shows the conditions dealt with :—

The following table shows the conditions dealt with :—

Boys.Girls.
Vermin of head and body131519
Ringworm of scalp9573
Ringworm of other parts of body6639
Scabies113138
Other skin diseases373198
Ear diseases4721
External eye diseases6542
Lung diseases2610
Heart disease2018
Throat diseases2519
Miscellaneous118115
Total1,0791,192

Text

Copy text to clipboard

MINOR AILMENTS CLINIC.
Treatment :—
For diseases of eyes on 2,111 occasions.
,, ,, ears on 1,114 ,,
,, Ringworm on 1,087 ,,
,, Other affections 6,640 ,,
Total 10,952