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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 1928
[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 1928.
| Disease. | Under 5. | Visits. | Disease. | Over 5. | Visits. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boils | 1 | 3 | Pneumonia | 17 | 248 |
| Measles | 92 | 1009 | Miscarriage. | 5 | 32 |
| Scalds | 1 | 19 | Abscess | 11 | 277 |
| Tonsilitis. | 1 | 6 | Influenza | 2 | 26 |
| Prematurity | 2 | 9 | Measles | 17 | 200 |
| Otorrhœa | 33 | 582 | Ante-natal | 7 | 150 |
| Threadworms | 48 | 330 | German Measles. | 1 | 6 |
| Tonsils & Adenoids | 66 | 319 | Mastitis | 2 | 29 |
| Pneumonia | 30 | 383 | Post-Partum Pyrexia | 4 | 69 |
| Cervical glands | 1 | 11 | |||
| Bronchitis. | 14 | 123 | Other Post-Partum conditions | 13 | 206 |
| Injury to leg | 1 | 15 | |||
| Injury to arm | 1 | 10 | Whooping Cough | 1 | 11 |
| Burns | 1 | 23 | Abortion | 5 | 48 |
| Crushed Finger | 1 | 17 | Osteo-Myelitis | 1 | 10 |
| Constipation | 1 | 9 | Tuberculosis | 1 | 5 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | 15 | Influenzal Pnuemonia | 1 | 14 |
| Circumcision | 1 | 6 | |||
| Blepharitis | 4 | 79 | |||
| Stomatitis | 4 | 26 | |||
| Impetigo | 10 | 84 | |||
| Rectal Prolapse | 1 | 20 | |||
| Abscess | 7 | 81 | |||
| Colitis | 1 | 5 | |||
| Influenza | 1 | 7 | |||
| Discharge from eyes | 7 | 87 | |||
| Intestinal | 5 | 64 | |||
| Eczema | 1 | 12 | |||
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 9 | 161 | |||
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | |||
| Corneal ulcers | 1 | 6 | |||
| Septic umbilicus | 1 | 12 | |||
| Conjunctivitis | 5 | 75 | |||
| Pemphigus | 4 | 74 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 8 | |||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 133 | |||
| Totals | 365 cases | 3,827 visits | Totals | 88 cases | 1,331 visits |
The total number of cases at all ages was 453, in connection with which
visits were made by the Nurses of the Association. Amongst persons over five years
there were three deaths from pneumonia, and one from influenza and bronchopneumonia,
and amongst the children under five, two died from pneumonia and
one from tonsils and adenoids.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
With the exception of those carried out at the Chest Hospital in connection with
the work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary, all the examinations made on behalf of the
Borough Council are by Dr. F. H. Teale at the University College Hospital Medical
School.