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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| Number of Cases. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 302 | |
| Anaemia | 3 | One referred toCharing Cross Hospital. |
| Cardiac— | ||
| Auricular fibrillation | 1 | Admitted to Charing Cross Hospital for Caesarian Section and sterilization. |
| Extrasystoles | 1 | |
| Mitral regurgitation | 1 | Referred to Charing Cross Hospital. |
| „ stenosis | 1 | |
| ,, systolic murmur | 14 | One case admitted to City of London Maternity Hospital. |
| ,, systolic murmur with sinus arhythmia | 1 | Referred to Charing Cross Hospital. |
| Pulmonary murmur | 1 | |
| Reduplication of mitral second sound | 1 | |
| Cataract | 1 | Referred to Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital. |
| Dental— | ||
| Caries | 144 | |
| Pyorrhœea | 25 | |
| Gingivitis | 9 | |
| Epistaxis | 1 | |
| Hernia, left inguinal | 1 | |
| Psorias | 1 | |
| Pulmonary fibrosis | 1 | |
| Teno-synovitis of forearm | 1 | |
| Thyroid, enlargement of | 1 | |
| Warts of nose and neck | 1 | |
| Total | 452 |