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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1935
[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, 1935.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation , but not re-quiringTreatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm: | ||||
| (1) Scalp | - | - | 1 | - | |
| (2) Body | - | - | 8 | - | |
| (3) Scabies | 4 | - | 23 | - | |
| (4) Impetigo | 3 | - | 179 | - | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 51 | 44 | 679 | 1 | |
| Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 58 | 44 | 890 | 1 | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 12 | 19 | 18 | - |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 3 | 2 | 83 | - | |
| (8) Keratitis | - | 1 | 2 | - | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | - | - | 1 | - | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 23 | 25 | 133 | 1 | |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 38 | 47 | 237 | 1 | |
| (11) Defective Vision | 400 | 267 | 192 | 6 | |
| (12) Squint | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 14 | 15 | 26 | 1 |
| (14) Otitis Media | 14 | 8 | 61 | 2 | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 15 | 18 | 62 | 1 | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 27 | 292 | 31 | 5 |
| (17) Adenoids only | 1 | 18 | 12 | - | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 30 | 60 | 92 | - | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 49 | 38 | 332 | 1 | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 11 | 89 | 65 | 1 | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 5 | 37 | 9 | - | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:- | ||||
| (22) Organic | 19 | 24 | - | - | |
| (23) Functional | 7 | 42 | 2 | - | |
| (24) Anaemia | 32 | 24 | 47 | - | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 104 | 56 | 123 | 1 |
| (26) Other Non - Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:- | ||||
| (27) Definite | 1 | - | - | - | |
| (28) Suspected | - | - | - | - | |
| N on-Pulmonary:- | |||||
| (29) Glands | - | 1 | - | - | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | - | - | - | - | |
| (31) Skin | - | - | - | - | |
| (32) Other Forms | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | - | 2 | 4 | - |
| (34) Chorea | 2 | 11 | 17 | - | |
| (36) Other Conditions | 14 | 74 | 76 | - | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 15 | 1 | 3 | - | |
| (38) Other Forms | 293 | 75 | 66 | 3 | |
| (39) Other defects and diseases (excluding Un-cleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 533 | 413 | 874 | 10 | |
| Total | 1,714 | 1,677 | 3,231 | 34 | |