London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Dental Treatment:
For extraction of septic teeth—penicillin tablets were used
prophylactically.
Patients on Tuberculin treatment 22
Patients on Gold treatment 9 (6 male 3 female).
Number of films taken 545
Number of sputum specimens
examined 606
Number of blood sedimentation rates
done 591
6 Pleural Effusions were tapped on one or more occasions.
Cases Sent for Surgical Treament:
For division of adhesions 8 (2 male 6 female).
For thoracoplasty 3 (x male 2 female).