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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
Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection during the Year—Contd.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Heart and circulation:— | ||||
| Heart disease:— | ||||
| Organic | - | 1 | — | 5 |
| Functional | - | 5 | - | 4 |
| Anaemia | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Lungs:— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 5 | 14 | 21 | 4 |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis:— | ||||
| Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Definite | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| .Suspected | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Non-pulmonarv:— | ||||
| Glands | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Bones and joints | - | — | — | - |
| Skin | - | — | — | - |
| Other forms | - | — | — | — |
| Nervous system:— | ||||
| Epilepsy | - | — | 4 | 3 |
| Chorea | 1 | — | — | - |
| Other conditions | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| Deformities:— | ||||
| Rickets | - | - | - | - |
| Spinal curvature | - | - | — | - |
| Other forms | 70 | 34 | 51 | 24 |
| Other defects and diseases | 12 | 28 | 51 | 80 |
| Totals | 254 | 255 | 742 | 177 |