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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
East Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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vention of rheumatism and cardiac defect. For this reason it is
proposed to hold a Special Consultation Clinic once per week, and
to institute a scheme for ascertaining and following up all children
who come within this category.
(j) The Light Clinic.
A full account of the arrangements and methods adopted in
regard to treatment by artificial light has been included in previous
reports. No variation has been made in connection with
the methods described, and very satisfactory results continue to
he obtained.
The following table furnishes a brief summary of the cases treated by general and local irradiation throughout the year.
| Condition | Boys | Girls | Babies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alopecia | 2 | 4 | — |
| Anaemia | 7 | 7 | — |
| Asthma | 2 | 1 | — |
| Anaemia and Debility | 5 | 5 | — |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Bronchial Catarrh | 20 | 38 | 1 |
| Bronchial Catarrh and Anaemia | 1 | 2 | - |
| Blinking | — | 1 | — |
| Cough and Debility | — | 1 | — |
| Cervical Adenitis | — | 3 | — |
| Bronchial Catarrh and Subnormal nutrition | - | 1 | - |
| Debility and Eneuresis | — | 1 | — |
| Debility | 74 | 71 | 160 |
| Chorea | 4 | 1 | — |
| Debility and Cervical Adenitis | 1 | - | - |
| Debility and Malnutrition | 3 | 2 | .— |
| Debility and Bronchial Catarrh | 1 | - | - |
| Contact T.B | 1 | 1 | — |
| Catarrhal Chest | — | — | |
| Catarrh and Nervous Debility. | 1 | — | — |
| Cervical Adenitis and Malnutrition | 1 | 1 | - |
| Eczema | — | 1 | — |
| Eneuresis | 1 | — | — |
| Glands | 13 | 12 | — |
| Lack of Appetite | — | 1 | — |