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 East Ham]
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Treatment Cases, North Woolwich Clinic.
Impetigo | 229 | Enlarged Glands | 18 |
Septic Condition | 213 | Poisoning | 4 |
Warts | 175 | Burns | 4 |
Eye Inflammation | 111 | Ringworm—Body | 3 |
Ear Conditions | 83 | Boils | 2 |
Chilblains | 39 | Dermatitis | I |
Injury | 21 | ||
Total | 903 |
TABLE VI.
TOWN HALL INSPECTION CLINIC.
Scabies | 335 | Chorea | 12 |
Teeth | 312 | Chicken Pox | 11 |
Vision | 109 | Alopecia | 10 |
Impetigo | 93 | Eczema | 9 |
Throat Affections | 88 | Nose Affections | 8 |
Debility | 81 | Spinal Curvature | 7 |
Ringworm—Head | 77 | Rheumatism ... | 7 |
Chest Conditions | 68 | Epilepsy | 6 |
Enlarged Tonsils | 61 | Sprain | 6 |
Septic Conditions | 55 | Shingles | 6 |
Tuberculosis | 47 | Gastritis | 5 |
Enlarged Glands | 15 | Stomatitis | 5 |
Heart Affections | 44 | Hernia | 5 |
Anæmia | 44 | Desquamation | 5 |
Ear Conditions | 42 | Diseased Leg | 5 |
Mumps | 37 | Incontinence | 4 |
Adenoids | 33 | Herpes | 4 |
Eye Inflammation | 32 | Seborrhœa | 4 |
Abscess | 23 | Worms | 4 |
Rash | 20 | Whooping Cough | 4 |
Dermatitis | 17 | Otitis | 3 |
Mental Deficiency | 17 | Fits | 3 |
Ringworm—Body | 16 | Sickness | 3 |
Cough | 12 | Vaginal Disease | 3 |
Infantile Paralysis | 12 | Favus | 3 |
Injury | 12 | Stomach Affections | 3 |