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 | 875 | 932 | 1807 | 80.81 | 838 | 823 | 1661 | 8170 | 432 | 457 | 889 | 84.99 | 2145 | 2212 | 4357 | 81.98 |
Enlarged Tonsils | 145 | 127 | 272 | 12.16 | 124 | 160 | 284 | 13.97 | 56 | 58 | 114 | 10.90 | 325 | 345 | 670 | 12.61 |
Adenoids | 24 | 26 | 50 | 2.24 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -74 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2.10 | 44 | 43 | 87 | 1.64 |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 49 | 42 | 91 | 4.07 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 2.56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1.43 | 86 | 72 | 158 | 2.97 |
Other Conditions | 9 | 7 | 16 | .72 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1.03 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .57 | 21 | 43 | .81 | |
Cervical or Neck Glands- | ||||||||||||||||
Normal | 981 | 1046 | 2027 | 90.65 | 941 | 970 | 1911 | 94.00 | 462 | 491 | 953 | 91.11 | 2384 | 2507 | 4891 | 92.02 |
Enlarged | 121 | 88 | 209 | 9.35 | 67 | 55 | 122 | 6.00 | 49 | 44 | 93 | 8.89 | 237 | 187 | 424 | 7.98 |
External Eye Disease- | ||||||||||||||||
No Disease | 1089 | 1123 | 2212 | 98.93 | 985 | 1011 | 1996 | 98.18 | 505 | 533 | 1038 | 99.24 | 2579 | 2667 | 5246 | 98.70 |
Blepharitis | 8 | 20 | .89 | l6 | 9 | 25 | 1.23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .48 | 32 | 18 | 50 | .94 | |
Conjunctivitis | 0 | 2 | 2 | .09 | i | 1 | 2 | .10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .09 |
Corneal Opacities | 0 | 1 | 1 | .04 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 08 |
Other Disease | 1 | 0 | 1 | .04 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | .19 |
Ear Disease- | ||||||||||||||||
No Disease | 1067 | 1105 | 2172 | 97.14 | 985 | 997 | 1982 | 97.49 | 504 | 520 | 1024 | 97.90 | 2556 | 2622 | 5178 | 97.42 |
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear | 24 | 16 | 40 | 1.79 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 1.33 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.24 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 1.51 |
Chronic Catarrh of Middle Ear | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... |
Wax | 2 | 3 | 5 | .22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | .24 |
Other Disease | 9 | 10 | 19 | .85 | 9 | 9 | 18 | .89 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .67 | 20 | 24 | 44 | .83 |
Teeth- | ||||||||||||||||
Sound | 522 | 575 | 1097 | 49.06 | 570 | 631 | 1201 | 59.08 | 254 | 294 | 548 | 52.39 | 1346 | 1500 | 2846 | 53.55 |
Less than Four Decayed | 285 | 269 | 554 | 24.77 | 322 | 292 | 614 | 30.20 | 156 | 144 | 300 | 28.68 | 763 | 705 | 1468 | 27.62 |
Four or More Decayed | 293 | 289 | 582 | 26.03 | 113 | 99 | 212 | 10.43 | 99 | 97 | 196 | 18.74 | 505 | 485 | 990 | 18.63 |
Sepsis | 2 | 1 | 3 | .13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .19 | 7 | 4 | 11 | .21 |
Heart and Circulation— | ||||||||||||||||
No Disease | 1039 | 1080 | 2119 | 94.77 | 952 | 947 | 1899 | 93.41 | 473 | 500 | 973 | 93.02 | 2464 | 2527 | 4991 | 93.90 |
Organic Disease | 31 | 26 | 57 | 2.55 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 2.95 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 3.I5 | 76 | 74 | 150 | 2.82 |
Functional Disease | 8 | 5 | 13 | .58 | 7 | 6 | 13 | .64 | 4 | 6 | .57 | 17 | 15 | 32 | .60 | |
Anaemia | 24 | 23 | 47 | 2.10 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 3.00 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 3.25 | 64 | 78 | 142 | 2.67 |
Other Defect | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | O | 0 | 0 | ... |