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 Willesden]
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No Defect | 999 | 911 | 1910 | 67.35 | 1765 | 1635 | 3400 | 75.19 | 2764 | 2546 | 5310 | 72.17 |
Enlarged Tonsils | 305 | 284 | 589 | 20.77 | 416 | 413 | 829 | 18.33 | 721 | 697 | 1418 | 19.27 |
Adenoids | 24 | 23 | 47 | 1.65 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 1.30 | 59 | 47 | 106 | 1.44 |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 140 | 98 | 238 | 8.40 | 107 | 65 | 172 | 3.80 | 247 | 163 | 410 | 5.57 |
Other Conditions | 33 | 19 | 52 | 1.83 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 1.38 | 68 | 46 | 114 | 1.55 |
Normal | 1258 | 1156 | 2414 | 85.11 | 2208 | 2027 | 4235 | 93.66 | 3466 | 3183 | 6649 | 90.36 |
Enlarged | 243 | 179 | 422 | 14.89 | 150 | 137 | 287 | 6.34 | 393 | 316 | 709 | 9.64 |
No Disease | 1445 | 1303 | 2748 | 96.90 | 2305 | 2095 | 4400 | 97.3o | 3750 | 3398 | 7148 | 97.14 |
Blepharitis | 42 | 23 | 65 | 2.30 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 1.40 | 65 | 63 | 128 | 1.74 |
Conjunctivitis | 14 | 2 | 16 | .56 | 19 | 16 | 35 | .78 | 33 | 18 | 51 | .70 |
Corneal Opacities | 4 | 4 | .14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | .15 | |
Other Diseases | 3 | 3 | .10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | .37 | 8 | 12 | 20 | .27 | |
No Disease | 1456 | 1298 | 2754 | 97.10 | 2281 | 2079 | 4360 | 96.42 | 3737 | 3377 | 7114 | 96.70 |
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear | 33 | 29 | 62 | 2.19 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 1.57 | 66 | 67 | 133 | 1.8o |
Chronic Catarrh of Middle Ear | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Wax | 3 | 1 | 4 | .14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .04 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .08 |
Other Disease | 9 | 7 | 16 | .57 | 43 | 46 | 89 | 1.97 | 52 | 53 | 105 | 142 |
Sound | 623 | 540 | 1163 | 41.00 | 1086 | 663 | 1749 | 38.67 | 1709 | 1203 | 2912 | 39.57 |
Less than Four Decayed | 419 | 422 | 841 | 29.65 | 8 77 | 1210 | 2087 | 46.15 | 1296 | 1632 | 2928 | 39.79 |
Four or More Decayed | 459 | 373 | 832 | 29.33 | 388 | 282 | 670 | 14.81 | 847 | 655 | 1502 | 20.41 |
Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | 16 | .35 | 7 | 9 | 16 | .21 |
No Disease | 1382 | 1244 | 2626 | 92.60 | 2180 | 1979 | 4159 | 91.97 | 35.62 | 3223 | 6785 | 92.21 |
Organic Disease | 21 | 15 | 36 | 1.27 | 66 | 63 | 129 | 2.86 | 87 | 78 | 165 | 2.24 |
Functional Disease | 2 | 4 | 6 | .21 | 9 | 18 | 27 | .59 | 11 | 22 | 33 | .45 |
Anæmia | 91 | 71 | 162 | 5.71 | 91 | 104 | 195 | 4.32 | 182 | 175 | 357 | 4.86 |
Other Defect | 5 | 1 | 6 | .21 | 12 | ... | 12 | .26 | 17 | 1 | 18 | .24 |