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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
Woolwich 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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taken before and after treatment. In certain cases, X-ray
examinations are arranged for at the Woolwich War Memorial
Hospital. The cost per treatment is estimated to be less than
1s. 0d. The current is supplied on a two part tariff system—
a fixed annual charge being made and energy charged for
at id. per unit.
In tabular form below is shown the number and types
of cases treated from the date of opening in October, 1927,
to the end of 1928.
TABLE No. 76.
| Type of Case. | Much Improved or Cured. | Improved. | I.S.Q. | Ceased Treatment. | Treatment not yet complete. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickets | 22 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 89 |
| Anaemia, Debility and Malnutrition | 48 | 38 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 157 |
| Catarrhal Children | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 38 |
| Septic Conditions | 83 | 2 | 4 | 10 | - | 99 |
| Nervous Children | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| Enlarged Glands | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Miscellaneous Nervous Conditions | _ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Miscellaneous Skins | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| Others | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 10 |
| Mothers | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | 5 | 25 |
| 177 | 89 | 39 | 73 | 93 | 471 |