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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
Shoreditch 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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NURSING LIST.
Subjoined is a list of cases nursed for the Shoreditch Borough Council by the Shoreditch and Bethnal Green District Nursing Association during the year 1927.
| Disease. | Under 5. | Visits. | Disease. | Over 5. | Visits. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemphigus | 4 | 92 | Pneumonia | 18 | 258 |
| Measles | 15 | 93 | Miscarriage | 11 | 132 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | 314 | Mammary Abscess | 6 | 214 |
| Influenza | 7 | 56 | |||
| Prematurity | 2 | 18 | Measles | 5 | 38 |
| Vaginitis | 1 | 55 | Ante-natal | 7 | 176 |
| Otorrhoea | 21 | 454 | Influenza and Pneumonia | 2 | 5 |
| Threadworms | 46 | 363 | |||
| Tonsils & Adenoids | 83 | 312 | Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 108 |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 193 | Mastitis | 1 | 6 |
| Cervical adenitis | 1 | 6 | Post-Partum | ||
| Bronchitis | 10 | 98 | Pyrexia | 4 | 60 |
| Tuberculous hip | 1 | 28 | Other Post-Partum | ||
| Abscess of ear | 1 | 6 | conditions | 4 | 66 |
| Diarrhoea & Sickness | 1 | 7 | Influenza and | ||
| Pertussis | 4 | 47 | Bronchitis | 1 | 19 |
| Constipation | 1 | 3 | Influenza and | ||
| Influenza & Burns | 1 | 14 | Rheumatism | 1 | 4 |
| Circumcision | 3 | 35 | Phlebitis. Post- | ||
| Enteritis | 3 | 18 | Partum | 1 | 9 |
| Stomatitis | 1 | 7 | |||
| Impetigo | 12 | 214 | |||
| Marasmus | 1 | 4 | |||
| Abscess | 3 | 36 | |||
| Gingivitis | 1 | 18 | |||
| Influenza | 1 | 9 | |||
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 12 | |||
| Discharge from eyes | 7 | 84 | |||
| Injury to eye | 3 | 15 | |||
| Intestinal | 1 | 6 | |||
| Eczema | 2 | 29 | |||
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 5 | 68 | |||
| Skin rash | 1 | 3 | |||
| Corneal ulcers | 2 | 42 | |||
| Septic umbil | 1 | 9 | |||
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 13 | |||
| Phymosis | 1 | 12 | |||
| Stigmatism | 1 | 8 | |||
| Totals | 272 | 2,745 | Totals | 74 | 1,151 |
| cases | visits | cases | visits |
The total number of cases at all ages was 346, in connection with which
visits were made by the Nurses of the Association. Amongst persons over five years
there were two deaths from pneumonia, and amongst the children under five,
two died from pneumonia, one from measles and pneumonia, one from pertussis
and pneumonia and one from enteritis.