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 Ilford]
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Table II, A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1931.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special^ Inspections | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not re-qu iri ng Treat men t. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation , but not re-quiringTreatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Malnutrition | 8 | 6 | 14 | ||
Unoleanliness:— | — | — | — | - | |
Skin | 'Ringworm: | ||||
Scalp | — | — | 7 | - | |
Body | 2 | — | 7 | - | |
Scabies | 3 | — | 24 | - | |
Impetigo | 7 | — | 165 | - | |
Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 55 | 16 | 389 | 1 | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 14 | 2 | 18 | - |
Conjunctivitis | 6 | 1 | 99 | - | |
Keratitis | — | — | 1 | - | |
Corneal Opacities | — | — | 1 | - | |
DefectiveVision(exoludingSquint) | 262 | 159 | 79 | 3 | |
Squint | 12 | 8 | 4 | — | |
Other Conditions | 9 | 6 | 64 | — | |
Defective Hearing | 18 | 8 | 15 | — | |
Ear | Otitis Media | 6 | 15 | 34 | 1 |
Other Ear Diseases | 8 | 4 | 46 | 1 | |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 137 | 244 | 122 | 1 |
Adenoids only | 12 | 7 | 12 | — | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids.. | 77 | 23 | 157 | — | |
.Other Conditions | 36 | 22 | 204 | 3 | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 17 | 33 | 47 | 2 | |
Defective Speech | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | |
Teeth—Dental Diseases | 622 | — | 76 | — | |
Heart and Circulation | 'Heart Disease:— | ||||
Organic | — | 21 | 7 | — | |
Functional | — | 29 | 3 | 1 | |
.Anaemia .. | 55 | 52 | 54 | 2 | |
Lung | Bronchitis | 134 | 122 | 44 | — |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | |
Tuber-oulosift | 'Pulmonary:— | ||||
Definite | — | — | — | — | |
Suspected | 2 | — | — | — | |
Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
Glands | — | — | 1 | — | |
Spine | 1 | — | — | — | |
Hip | — | — | — | — | |
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
Skin | 2 | — | — | ||
Nervous System | Other Forms | — | — | — | — |
Epilepsy | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | |
Chorea | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
Other Conditions | 25 | 24 | 29 | — | |
Deformities | Rickets | — | — | — | — |
Spinal Curvature | 15 | — | 4 | — | |
Other Forms | 90 | 22 | 20 | — | |
Other defects and diseases | 320 | 177 | 516 | 7 |