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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

Leyton 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: During the year the numbers of persons who received free treatment was 210, 19.92 per cent, of the total number of new cases.

During the year the numbers of persons who received free treatment was 210, 19.92 per cent, of the total number of new cases.

First Attendances (new cases).Subsequent Attendances.Total Attendances.
Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.
Old age pen-56807871,3058431,385
Unemployed1322115318128340
Widows—39—682—721
Totals691419022,3059712,446

Table: Defects Treated.

Defects Treated.

Bursitis37
Callosities175
Corns, hard149
Corns, soft20
Corns, under nail17
Hallux rigidus8
Hallux valgus47
Metatarsalgia40
Nails, club54
Nails, ingrowing40
Pes cavus1
Pes planus69
Verruca pedis355
Hammer toe7
Septic conditions10
Conditions due to sprain5
Bromidrosis4

Table: Referred for Medical or Surgical Treatment.During the year 15 patients were referred to their own private medical practitioners for the following conditions :—

Referred for Medical or Surgical Treatment.

During the year 15 patients were referred to their own private medical practitioners for the following conditions :—

Arthritis2
Circulatory disturbance (lower extremities)1
Hyperhidrosis1
Oedema4
Phlebitis1
Rheumatism2
Septic condition1
Varicose ,,2
Dislocation (2nd digit)1