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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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GROUP 4. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
| (a) Number treated as In-patients In Hospitals | 2 | |
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (b) Number treated otherwise, e.g. in clinics or out-patients departments | 624 | 209 |
GROUP 5. - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT.
| Number of Cases TreatPd | ||
|---|---|---|
| In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics | Elsewhere | |
| Number of pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics | 213 | 3 |
GROUP 6. - SPEECH THERAPY.
| Number of Cases Treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists | 182 | 2 |
GROUP 7. - OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN.
| Number of Cases Treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (a) Miscellaneous Minor Ailments | 199 | 28 |
| (b) Other 1. General debility | 916 | 59 |
| 2. Diseases of the digestive system | 45 | 197 |
| 3. Enuresis | 69 | 5 |
| 4. Developmental Defects | - | 37 |
| 5. Asthma and Respiratory Diseases | 37 | 93 |
| 6. Rheumatism, Heart and Circulation | 10 | 22 |
| 7. Nervous Disorders | 18 | 30 |
| Total | lp294 | 471 |