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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
Heston and Isleworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE II.—
| Defects or Diseases. | 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 requiring treatment. | |
| i | a | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 614 | 107 | 94 | 11 |
| (see also Table IV., | ||||
| Group IV.) | ||||
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease— | ||||
| Organic | ... | 7 | ... | 11 |
| Functional | ... | 1 | ||
| Anaemia | 2 | 19 | 3 | 5 |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 2 | ... | 13 | 16 |
| Other Non-Tuberculous | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Diseases | ||||
| T uberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | ... | ... | 5 | 1 |
| Suspected | ... | 3 | 11 | 12 |
| Non-Pulmonary— | ||||
| Glands | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Spine | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Hip | 2 | . . . | ||
| Other Bones and Joints | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Forms | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Nervous System— | ||||
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
| Chorea | 1 | ... | 13 | |
| Other Conditions | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Spinal Curvature | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Other Forms | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Other Defccts and Diseases | 7 | 24 | 9 | 212 |