London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
This page requires JavaScript
Table II. A.—Return of Defects found
| 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 requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm:— | ||||
| Scalp | 1 | — | 6 | — | |
| Body | — | — | 12 | — | |
| Scabies | 2 | — | 62 | — | |
| Impetigo | 7 | — | 257 | — | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 13 | _ | 384 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 23 | — | 721 | 2 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 11 | — | 62 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 7 | — | 120 | — | |
| Keratitis | 1 | — | 4 | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint | 5 | — | 103 | — | |
| TOTAL | 24 | — | 291 | — | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 298 | 28 | 457 | — | |
| Squint | 17 | 1 | 137 | — | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 18 | — | 17 | — |
| Otitis Media | 19 | — | 60 | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 25 | — | 72 | 1 | |
| Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 142 | 184 | 264 | 1 |
| Adenoids only | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 100 | 26 | 30 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 46 | 18 | 272 | — | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 12 | 10 | 59 | 1 | |
| Defective Speech | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:— | ||||
| Organic | 1 | 33 | 37 | 4 | |
| Functional | 3 | 38 | 3 | 3 | |
| Anaemia | 26 | 5 | 161 | 1 | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 33 | 101 | 407 | 1 |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 5 | 22 | — | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Definite | — | — | 7 | — | |
| Suspected | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
| Glands | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | |
| Bones and Joints | 1 | — | 8 | — | |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Forms .. | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Nervous System | ' Epilepsy | 3 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Chorea | 14 | 1 | 74 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 6 | 8 | 72 | 4 | |
| Deformities | f Rickets | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 11 | — | 68 | — | |
| Other Forms | 75 | 5 | 161 | — | |
| Other defects and diseases | 111 | 46 | 2202 | 19 | |
| Grand Total | 1024 | 521 | 5633 | 40 | |