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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
Hackney 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Condition. | Brought forward from Lower Clapton Road Clinic, 1936. | New Cases, 1937. | Total. | Cured or much improved. | Improved. | No improvement. | Failed to complete treatment. | Under treatment at end of 1937. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickets | 10 | 57 | 67 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
| Anaemia | _ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Debility | 2 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Malnutrition | 16 | 106 | 122 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 27 | 30 |
| Cervical Adenitis | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 |
| Bronchial Catarrh | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Marasmus | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | _ | — | 2 | _ |
| Eczema | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | — |
| Psoriasis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alopecia | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lichen Urticatus | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 32 | 234 | 266 | 67 | 71 | 8 | 64 | 56 |
| tion. | Under treatment at commencement of year. | New Cases. | Total. | Cured or much improved. | Improved. | No improvement. | Failed to complete treatment. | Under treatment at end of 1937. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debility | - | 29 | 29 | 5 | 12 | - | 3 | 9 |
| Toxaemia | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Insomnia | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | — |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Anaemia | — | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | 3 |
| Vomiting | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Leg Pains | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Varicose Eczema | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| Varicose Veins | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | — | 41 | 41 | 7 | 16 | — | 4 | 14 |
In addition to the conditions set out in the above table the
treatment given to mothers at the clinics was found to have a beneficial
effect in relieving strain and anxiety and as a general tonic.
General debility, sleeplessness and minor conditions causing
difficulty in pregnancy, such as anaemia, neuritis, etc., appear to
receive benefit.