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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
Tottenham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table II.—Return of Defects found in the Course of Medical Inspection in 1926.
| Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under Observation, but not referred for Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Malnutrition | 1 | ||
| Uncleanliness:— | |||
| Head | — | — | |
| Body | — | — | |
| Skin | Ringworm:— | ||
| Head | — | — | |
| Body | — | — | |
| Scabies | — | — | |
| Impetigo | — | — | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tubercular) | 10 | — | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 1 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | — | — | |
| Keratitis | — | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | |
| Defective Vision | 111 | 3 | |
| Squint | 2 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 9 | - | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | 1 |
| Otitis Media | 5 | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 7 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 38 | — |
| Adenoids | 1 | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 14 | — | |
| . Other Conditions | 5 | —- | |
| Enl. Cervical Glands (Non-Tubercular) | 1 | — | |
| Defective Speech | 2 | 1 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:— | ||
| Organic | 1 | 15 | |
| Functional | 3 | 6 | |
| Anaemia | 10 | - | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis and Bronohial Catarrh | 7 | 1 |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | 5 | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis | 'Pulmonary:— | ||
| Definite | — | — | |
| Suspected | — | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | |||
| Glands | — | — | |
| Spine | — | — | |
| Hip | — | — | |
| Other Bones and Joints | — | — | |
| Skin | — | — | |
| Other Forms | — | — | |
| Nervous System | 'Epilepsy | 1 | — |
| Chorea | 1 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 3 | — | |
| Deformities | Rickets | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 8 | — | |
| Other Forms | 26 | — | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 60 | - | |