Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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1 Measles and Laryngitis.
1 ,, ,, Otorrhoea.
1 ,, ,, Tracheotomy.
1 ,, ,, Septic Scalds and Convulsions.
1 ,, ,, Peritonitis.
1 ,, ,, Severe Aneuritis.
1 ,, ,, Cervical Adenitis.
4 Whooping Cough and Pneumonia.
2 ,, ,, ,, Bronchitis.
1 ,, ,, ,, Otitis Media.
1 ,, ,, ,, Marasmus.
1 ,, ,, ,, Otorrhoea.
1 ,, ,, ,, Mumps and Nephritis.
3 Chicken Pox and Bronchitis.
2 ,, ,, ,, Mastoiditis.
1 ,, ,, ,, Otitis Media.
1 ,, ,, ,, Pneumonia.
SMALLPOX.
There were no cases of Smallpox during 1936.
I am obliged to the Vaccination Officer for the following information:—Number
of successful vaccinations during 1936, 448; number of
declarations of conscientious objection to vaccination, 629.
DIABETES AND ANAEMIA.
With the approval of the Ministry of Health, Insulin was supplied
to 7 patients suffering from Diabetes. The number of units amounted
to 95,424 and the cost was £26 7s. l£d. Reports upon the progress of
the cases were furnished to the Ministry according to their requirements.
With the Ministry's sanction, one patient suffering from Anaemia
was supplied with Liver Extract and Ventraemon Powder at a cost of
£8 5s. Od.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The County Council are responsible for the treatment of Tuberculosis.
252 notifications were received during 1936—Pulmonary, 222; other
than Pulmonary, 30.