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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table II. A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in thk Year ended 31 st December, 1934.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under obser-vation, but not re-quiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 60 | 50 | 189 | - | |
| Uncleanliness:—(See Table IV, Group VI) | |||||
| Skin | Ringworm: — | ||||
| Scalp | — | — | 5 | - | |
| Body | 1 | — | 17 | - | |
| Scabies | — | — | 52 | - | |
| Impetigo | 6 | — | 203 | - | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 6 | - | 326 | 2 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 8 | — | 55 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 10 | — | 128 | — | |
| Keratitis | — | — | 8 | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 352 | 32 | 429 | - | |
| Squint | 25 | — | 147 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 4 | — | 90 | — | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 26 | — | 7 | — |
| Otitis Media | 23 | — | 77 | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 2 | — | 95 | 2 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 157 | 167 | 136 | 5 | |
| Nose and Throat | Adenoids only | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 93 | 15 | 53 | 2 | |
| Other Conditions | 57 | 2 | 224 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 5 | 14 | 85 | — | |
| Defective Speech | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | |||||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:— | ||||
| Organic | 3 | 16 | 21 | 4 | |
| Functional | — | 27 | 6 | 2 | |
| Anaemia | 19 | 2 | 102 | — | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis & Bronchial Catarrh | 24 | 96 | 408 | — |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 4 | 37 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Definite | — | — | 11 | — | |
| Suspected | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary: — | |||||
| Glands | 4 | 1 | 30 | — | |
| Bones and Joints | — | — | 4 | — | |
| Skin | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| Chorea | 9 | 1 | 93 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 8 | 4 | 72 | 5 | |
| Deformities | 'Rickets | — | — | 6 | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 7 | — | 48 | 1 | |
| Other Forms | 62 | 3 | 163 | 2 | |
| Other defects and diseases | 120 | 36 | 2273 | 12 | |
| Total | 1109 | 480 | 5613 | 40 | |