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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 79.
| Type of Case. | Brought Forward from 1928. | New Cases. | Total. | Much Improved or Cured. | Improved. | I.S.Q. | Ceased Treatment. | Treatment not yet Complete. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickets | 23 | 58 | 81 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
| Anaemia, Debility and Malnutrition | 30 | 126 | 156 | 45 | 38 | 9 | 28 | 36 |
| Catarrhal Children | 13 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| Septic Conditions | — | 48 | 48 | 42 | 1 | — | 5 | — |
| Nervous Children | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Enlarged Glands | 1 | 10 | 11 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous Nervous Conditions | 4 | 9 | 13 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous Skins | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Others | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mothers | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 93 | 322 | 415 | 147 | 84 | 34 | 71 | 79 |