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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Below is a list of cases nursed under this agreement during the year 1936:—
In addition to the cases referred to in the table, the District Nurses paid a number of visits to otorrhœa cases as a result of the closing down of the otorrhœa clinic. These cases are referred to in another section of this Report (
| Disease. | Under 5 | Visits. | Disease. | Over 5 | Visits. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abscess | 3 | 38 | Abortion | 3 | 33 |
| Abdominal | 1 | 2 | Ante-natal conditions | 7 | 76 |
| Burn of leg | 1 | 28 | Enlarged breasts | 1 | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 19 | 211 | Influenza | 6 | 81 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 7 | 109 | Influenza and pneumonia | 2 | 20 |
| Circumcision | 4 | 27 | Mastitis | 2 | 18 |
| Chest condition | 1 | 1 | Measles | 6 | 65 |
| Chicken-pox | 1 | 4 | Measles and pneumonia | 2 | 104 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 3 | Miscarriage | 7 | 81 |
| Discharging eyes | 14 | 221 | Parturition | 17 | 134 |
| Excision of eye | 2 | 7 | Post-natal condition | 6 | 62 |
| Eczema of head | 1 | 39 | Post-partum condition | 2 | 24 |
| Face wound | 1 | 6 | Pneumonia | 11 | 201 |
| Influenza | 2 | 21 | Puerperal pyrexia | 1 | 16 |
| Intestinal | 8 | 73 | Tuberculosis | 10 | 674 |
| Impetigo | 16 | 309 | |||
| Lobar pneumonia | 1 | 8 | |||
| Measles | 42 | 394 | |||
| Measles and pneumonia | 13 | 206 | |||
| Neo-natal condition | 14 | 126 | |||
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 3 | 24 | |||
| Pemphigus | 4 | 44 | |||
| Pertussis | 2 | 16 | |||
| Pertussis and bronchitis | 1 | 8 | |||
| Pneumonia | 8 | 140 | |||
| Pleurisy | 1 | 8 | |||
| Phimosis | 1 | 5 | |||
| Renal sarcoma | 1 | 13 | |||
| Septic throat | 1 | 10 | |||
| Septic finger | 12 | ||||
| Septic thumb | 1 | 7 | |||
| Sores on head | 1 | 4 | |||
| Sores on face | 1 | 1 | |||
| Stomatitis | 1 | 10 | |||
| Swollen glands | 1 | 8 | |||
| Threadworms | 31 | 166 | |||
| Tonsils and adenoids | 46 | 204 | |||
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 3 | |||
| Vaginal discharge | 1 | 31 | |||
| Totals | 260 | 2,547 | Totals | 83 | 1,596 |
Bacteriological Examinations.
With the exception of those carried out at the Tuberculosis Dispensary, all the
examinations made on behalf of the Borough Council are performed by Dr. F. H. Teale