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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Enlarged Tonsils | 34 | 70 | 104 | 481 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 60.58 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 29 |
Adenoids | 20 | 51 | 71 | 269 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 50.70 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 29 |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 16 | 58 | 74 | 334 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 64.86 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 21 |
Other Conditions | 3 | 191 | 194 | 531 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 24 | 0 | 69 | 185 | 132 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 95.36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
Cervical or Neck Glands- | |||||||||||||||||||||
Enlarged | 5 | 153 | 158 | 407 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 23 | 1 | 31 | 146 | 77 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 92.41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
External Eye Disease- | |||||||||||||||||||||
Blepharitis | 15 | 159 | 174 | 624 | 730 | 1 | 117 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 161 | 62 | 43 | 2 | 54 | 92.53 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 64 |
Conjunctivitis | 24 | 217 | 241 | 813 | 930 | 2 | 167 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 237 | 146 | 48 | 0 | 43 | 98.34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
Corneal Opacities | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Other Diseases | 1 | 44 | 45 | 141 | 103 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 95.56 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Ear Disease- | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear | 6 | 112 | 118 | 553 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 57 | 0 | 23 | 104 | 26 | 45 | 3 | 30 | 88.14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
Chronic Catarrh of Middle Ear | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Wax | 0 | 19 | 19 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 89.47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Other Disease | 6 | 43 | 49 | 214 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 69.39 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 |
Teeth- | |||||||||||||||||||||
Irregular | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Less than Four Decayed | 0 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | *8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Four or More Decayed | 29 | 89 | 118 | 501 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 0 | *12 | 67 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 56.78 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 39 |
Sepsis | 0 | 26 | 26 | 95 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | *5 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 65.38 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Heart & Circulation- | |||||||||||||||||||||
Organic Disease | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Functional Disease | 0 | 19 | 19 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 94.74 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Anaemia | 3 | 21 | 24 | 117 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 87.50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Other Defect | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Includes those treated by dentist.