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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 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: Advised cases continued, Manor Park Clinic.

Advised cases continued, Manor Park Clinic.

Synovitis1Psoriasis
Abdominal Swelling1Hip Disease
Nose Bleeding1Carbuncle
Impetigo1Pediculi
Neuritis1K.L. B. Carrier
St. Vitus' Dance1Mentally Deficient
Ringworm—Body1
Total305

Table: Treatment Cases, Manor Park Clinic.

Treatment Cases, Manor Park Clinic.

Impetigo435Injury4
Septic Conditions184Ulcerated Mouth4
Eye Inflammation181Dermatitis4
Ear Conditions102Scald4
Abscess34Shingles4
Ringworm of Body31Poisoning3
Eczema29CellulitisI
Whitlow11Warts1
Chilblains7Herpes1
Enlarged Glands5Pediculi1
Total 1,046

Table: NORTH WOOLWICH CLINIC.Advised Cases.

NORTH WOOLWICH CLINIC.

Advised Cases.

Scabies83Chest Conditions3
Teeth59Muscular Strain3
Vision27Alopecia2
Tonsils (Enlarged)10Injury2
Enlarged Glands9Heart Affections1
Throat Affections6Seborrhœa1
Rash6Verruca1
Mumps4Hip Disease1
Deafness4Debility1
Adenoids3Defective Speech1
Anæmia3
Total 230