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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Internal haemorrhage 1
Intestinal obstruction 1
Cerebral oedema 1
Cerebral haemorrhage 3
Lobar pneumonia 4
Post operative ileus 1
Chronic glomerulonephritis 1
Congenital cerebral agenesis 1
Addison's anaemia 1
Status epilepticus due to hydrocephalus 2
Hypostatic pneumonia due to hydrocephalus 1
LICENSED ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
OF MASSAGE OR SPECIAL TREATMENT.
During 1953 the Council granted licences in respect of the following establishments for massage or special treatment.
| Name | Address of Premises |
|---|---|
| Mr. G. E. Fenn | 42 Fairlop Road, E.l 1 |
| Mr. S. A. Kelly | 46 Harrington Road, E.l! |
| Mr. G. V. Ledger | 10 Church Lane, E.11 |
| Mr. R. Sadowski | 762 Lea Bridge Road, E.10 |
National Blood Transfusion Service.
Blood transfusion was an established form of medical treatment
before the war. During the war the need for blood was so great,
and the response was so excellent, that there were more than a
million blood donors in the country. Just after the war the number
of donors fell to about a quarter of a million, but there is now in the
country a panel of over half a million regular donors between
18 and 65 years of age.
Human blood is required for a great and increasing number of
medical emergencies. It may be required to replace blood lost
from wounds and accidents, to save the life of a newly born "blue
baby", or during one or other of the lengthy new surgical operations,
e.g., on the chest.