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 | 29 | 108 | 137 | 515 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 41.61 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 50 |
Adenoids | 29 | 53 | 82 | 298 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 37.80 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 36 |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 21 | 35 | 56 | 180 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
Other Conditions | 13 | 148 | 161 | 383 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 23 | 0 | 56 | 154 | 126 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 95.65 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Cervical or Neck Glands- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Enlarged | 7 | 119 | 126 | 290 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 118 | 71 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 93.65 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
External Eye Disease - | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Blepharitis | 64 | 96 | 160 | 475 | 1008 | 4 | 0 | 126 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 41 | 1 | 27 | 95.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | |
Conjunctivitis | 45 | 130 | 175 | 536 | 661 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 171 | 105 | 48 | 0 | 18 | 97.71 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
Corneal Opacities | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Disease. | 5 | 39 | 44 | 122 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 95.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Ear Disease- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear | 37 | 45 | 82 | 324 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 74 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 90.24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
Chronic Catarrh of Middle Ear | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Wax | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Other Disease | 13 | 20 | 33 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 69.70 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Teeth- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Irregular | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .60 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Less than Four Decayed | 3 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | *4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Four or More Decayed | 39 | 60 | 99 | 351 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 0 | *8 | 69 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 69.70 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 23 |
Sepsis | 5 | 16 | 21 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | *5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 71.43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Heart & Circulation- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Organic Disease | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Functional Disease | 4 | 15 | 19 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 68.42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
anæmia | 3 | 17 | 20 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 75.00 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Other Defect | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
*Includes those treated by dentist.