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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
Willesden 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 25.—Particulars of 8 Cases of Children from 0—14 Years of Age coming under Observation of Willesden Health Department in 1920 and Shewing Syphilitic Manifestations.
Total No. of Children coming under Notice = 17,491.
| Case. | Age. | Onset. | Rash. | Snuffles. | Teeth. | Eyes. | Ears. | Bones. | Wasserman | Family History. | Mother's History. | Case still under Treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case 1 (Girl) | yrs. 13 | May, 1919 | - | - | - | - | - | Periostitis Rt. Tibia | Positive | 8 Still births at 7 months. 2 births (full term). Mother under treatment at St. Mary's Hospital V.D. Dept. | St. Mary's Hospital V.D. Dept. | |
| Case 2 (Girl) | 10 | 1920 | - | - | Hutchinson's Teeth. Typical | Interstitial Keratitis (Rt. & Lt.) | - | Periostitis Lt. Tibia | Negative | 3 children (Healthy) | 3 births full term. 1 miscarriage | For eye condition Municipal Clinic Willesden. |
| Case 3 (Girl) | 10 | 1919 Primary Sore | Yes. 1919 | Nasal discharge. 2nd Svph. 1919 | 2nd Syph. (1919). Ulceration of tongue | 2nd Syphilis (1919). Abscess left eye. Suppuration of Lachrymal duct | - | - | Positive | 3 children (Healthy) | 4 births full term. Miscarriage = 0 Still births = 0 | St. Mary's Hospital V.D. Dept. |
| *Case 4 (Girl) | 8 | 7 wks. of age 1913 | 7 wks. of age 1913 | 7 wks. of age 1913 | Hutchinson's Teeth. Typical | Partially blind Vision: Right Eye = Nil Left = Impaired | - | - | Positive | 2 children, both attending Maida Vale Hosp. Mentally instable | 2 births full term. 1 still birth. 2 miscarriages. | No treatment. |
| Case 5 (Boy) | 1 | 5 wks. of age | 5 wks. of age | 5 wks. of age | - | - | - | - | - | 6 children (Healthy) | Miscarriage = 0 Still births = 0 | Municipal Clinic, Willesden. |
| Case 6 (Girl) | 1 | 2 wks. of age | 2 wks. of age | 6 wks. of age | - | - | - | - | - | 1st child | Miscarriage = 0 | Municipal Clinic, Willesden. |
| Case 7 (Boy) | 1 | 4 wks. of age | 4 wks. of age | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st child (Premature) | Miscarriage = 0 | Municipal Clinic, Willesden. |
| Case 8 (Boy) | 1 | 6 wks. of age | 6 wks. of age | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st child (Premature) | Miscarriage = 0 | Municipal Clinic, Willesden. |
*This child is not in attendance at the Willesden Municipal Clinic, formerly attended Western Ophthalmic Eye Hospital,
no treatment recommended, but mother informed that child had a Pathological condition of both eyes. In infancy child
apparently received a short course of mercury treatment.