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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following Table, No. 12, shows the number of cases and conditions treated
during the year:—
TABLE No. 12.
Cases treated at Sunlight Clinic, 1935.
| Brought forward from 1934. | New Cases. | Total. | Much Improved or Cured. | Improved. | I.S.Q. | Ceased Treatment. | Treatment not yet complete | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickets | 36 | 52 | 88 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 23 |
| Anaemia, Debility and Mulnutrition | 78 | 162 | 240 | 87 | 75 | 13 | 65 | 69 |
| Catarrhal Children | 14 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
| Septic Conditions | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nervous Children | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Enlarged Glands | 14 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous Nervous Conditions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Miscellaneous Skin Conditions | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Other Conditions | 11 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 |
| Mothers | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 172 | 274 | 446 | 176 | 136 | 27 | 107 | 116 |
Toddlers' Clinic.—The routine medical examination of toddlers is now an
integral part of the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme. Children are
examined in their birthday month, aged 2 years, 3 years and 4 years. Those
requiring observation are called up for review at intervals of a few months, and
those requiring treatment are told how to obtain it. All those who require further
observation or treatment are "followed up" by the Health Visitors.
The examinations follow the lines of the school medical examinations and
are recorded in the same way. The record cards, however, have been slightly
modified in order to deal with special points of importance in the care and comfort
of the toddler.