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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
Mitcham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| Number of Cases | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 142 | |
| Caries | 70 | |
| Enamel deficiency | 2 | |
| Enuresis | 2 | |
| Fracture— | ||
| Green-stick of lower end radius and ulna | 1 | X-ray at Wilson Hospital. |
| Ganglion | 2 | |
| Haematoma— | ||
| Cephalo- hæraatoma of scalp | 1 | |
| Hæmatoma of scalp | 1 | |
| Hernia— | ||
| Left inguinal | 1 | Referred to Bolingbroke Hospital. |
| Umbilical | 9 | |
| Hydrocele | 1 | „ „ |
| Infectious Diseases— | ||
| Diphtheria carrier | 1 | Removed to Wandle Valley Isolation Hospital. |
| Marasmus | 2 | One admitted to Infants Hospital, Vincent Square. |
| Ophthalmic— | ||
| Acute conjunctivitis and haemorrhage into orbit | 1 | Referred to Royal Eye Hospital. |
| Strabismus | 7 | Three treated at Royal Westminster Ophthalmic |
| Stye | 1 | Hospital. |
| Orthopaedic— | ||
| Genu valgum | 6 | |
| Outward curvature of tibia | 8 | |
| Outward curvature of tibia with genu valgum and pes valgus | 1 | All referred to Nelson Hospital. |
| Pes planus valgus | 1 | |
| Valgus of ankles | 1 | |
| Carried forward | 261 | |