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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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In tabular form below are shown the number and types of cases treated during
the year:—
TABLE No. 85.
Cases Treated at Sunlight Clinic, 1932.
| Brought forward from 1932 | New Cases. | Total. | Much Improved or Cured. | Improved. | I.S.Q. | Ceased Treatment. | Treatment not yet complete | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickets | 24 | 116 | 140 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 21 | 57 |
| Anaemia, Debility and Malnutrition | 49 | 136 | 185 | 48 | 45 | 9 | 28 | 55 |
| Catarrhal Children | 10 | 35 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Septic Conditions | 1 | 30 | 31 | 26 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Nervous Children | 2 | 9 | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Enlarged Glands | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 10 | — | 3 | 9 |
| Miscellaneous Nervous Conditions | - | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Skin Conditions | 3 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Other Conditions | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Mothers | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 |
| 100 | 399 | 499 | 123 | 121 | 23 | 68 | 164 |
Toddlers' Clinic.— The scheme for the systematic medical inspection of toddlers
was started in May, 1930, and no difficulty was experienced during the year in getting
mothers to bring their children for yearly examination. Three sessions are held
weekly, one at Woolwich, one at Plumstead and one at Eltham. The clinic is under
the medical charge of Dr. Margaret Emslie and she reports below on the year s
working. The results of an enquiry made by her into the prevalence of anaemia and
heart disease appear at the end of the report as Appendix II.
"The number of cases seen at the Toddlers' Clinic in the year ending December,
1932, amounted to 561 boys and 545 girls, full inspections, plus 449 re-visits, making
a total of 1,555 consultations. The number of cases attending the clinic again
show a gratifying increase. The consultations have been conducted on similar
lines to the past) embodying an examination on the lines of school medical
inspection but of a somwhat fuller nature, and discussion with the mothers of
whatever points in the physique or general behaviour of the child struck the examinei
as capable of improvement. Treatment has once again been provided through the
local hospitals and municipal and other clinics, and in other cases through similar
institutions in London. In all cases, when medical treatment was required, cases