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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
Erith 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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TABLE II—
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nose and Throat:— Chronic Tonsillitis only | 32 | 314 | 33 | 29 |
| Adenoids only | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 31 | 13 | 76 | 10 |
| Other Conditions | 2 | 46 | 243 | 163 |
| Enlarged Cervical (Hands (Non-Tuberculous) | 3 | 467 | 16 | 54 |
| Defective Speech | — | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Heart and Circulation:— Heart Disease: Organic | 5 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Functional | — | 103 | — | 63 |
| Anaemia | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| Lungs:— Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 72 | 64 | 72 |
| Tuberculosis:— Pulmonary: Definite | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Suspected | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Non-Pulmonary: Glands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Bones and Joints | - | - | 1 | - |
| Skin | - | - | - | - |
| Other Forms | — | — | — | — |
| Nervous System:— Epilepsy | 2 | - | 5 | - |
| Chorea | 2 | — | 8 | 2 |
| Other Conditions | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Deformities:— Rickets | 1 | 13 | - | 4 |
| Spinal Curvature | 3 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
| Other Forms | 74 | 102 | 29 | 10 |
| Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 27 | 69 | 1137 | 103 |
| Total | 400 | 1365 | 2172 | 601 |