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 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. | |
a) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Heart and circulation:— | ||||
Heart disease:— | ||||
Organic | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Functional | 3 | 13 | - | - |
Anaemia | 4 | 3 | - | - |
Lungs:— | ||||
Bronchitis | — | 5 | - | 3 |
Other non-tuberculous diseases | 5 | 10 | 1 | — |
Tuberculosis:— | ||||
Pulmonary:— | ||||
Definite | — | — | - | - |
Suspected | 1 | 1 | - | - |
N on-pulmonary:— | ||||
Glands | — | — | - | — |
Bones and joints | — | — | - | - |
Skin | — | — | - | - |
Other forms | — | — | - | - |
Nervous system:.— | ||||
Epilepsy | — | — | — | - |
Chorea | 1 | - | - | - |
Other conditions | 4 | 2 | - | |
Deformities:— | ||||
Rickets | - | — | — | — |
Spinal curvature | 6 | 1 | — | - |
Other forms | 50 | 55 | 11 | — |
Other defects and diseases | 18 | 23 | 13 | 9 |
Totals | 296 | 199 | 123 | 14 |