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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Defects Treated | |
| Corn, hard | 1 |
| Nail, ingrowing | 2 |
| Splinter in foot | 1 |
| Verruca pedis | 2 |
| (c) School Children. | |
| Number of children | 193 |
| Number of visits made | 1,131 |
| Average number of visits per child | 5.8 |
| Corn, hard | 16 |
| Nail, ingrowing | 3 |
| Blisters | 1 |
| Incipient pes planus | 5 |
| Mycotic infection | 2 |
| Incipient hallux valgus | 5 |
| Sepsis | 3 |
| Bursitis | 3 |
| Hyperhidrosis | 1 |
| Hammer toe | 1 |
| Sprain | 1 |
| Verruca pedis | 152 |
| Septic condition | 1 |
| Tinea pedis | 1 |
| pes planus | 1 |
Convalescence for Adults.
In accordance with their proposals under Section 28 of the
National Health Service Act, the County Council has made arrangements
for convalescent facilities for adults at the Essex Convalescent
Home, Clacton-on-Sea.
SECTION 29
DOMESTIC HELP.
Historical Summary.
In 1929, shortly after I took over my duties as Medical Officer
of Health in this area, I submitted to the Leyton Maternity and
Child Welfare Authority a scheme for the provision of Home
Helps during the confinement or incapacity, due to obstetric
reasons, of the mothers of households in Leyton. From that time