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 East Ham]
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TABLE II.—
Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||||||
Defect or Disease. (1) | Requiring Treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatmn t. (3) | Requiring Treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under obser vation but not requiring Treatment (5) | |||||
B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | ||
(20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
(21) Defective Speech | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : (22) Organic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(23) Functional | — | — | 1 | 5 | - | — | _ | — | |
(24) Anaemia | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | — | - | — | |
Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | — |
(26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary :— (27) Definite | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(28) Suspected | |||||||||
Non-Pulmonary:— (29) Glands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
(30) Bones and Joints | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
(31) Skin | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | |
(32) Other Forms | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | |
Total (Heads 29 to 32) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(34) Chorea | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | — | |
(35) Other Conditions | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | — | |
Deformities | (36) Rickets | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ |
(37) Spinal Curvature | — | 6 | |||||||
1 (38) Other Forms | — | — | - | 27 | - | — | - | — | |
(39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding defects of Nutrition, Un-cleanliness and Dental Diseases | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
Total | 22 | 32 | 29 | 60 | — | — | — | — |