Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE II.—Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection in 1919.
Defect or Disease. | Code Groups. | Specials. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number referred for Treatment | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment | Number referred lor Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Malnutrition | — | — | 1 | — | |
Uncleanliness— | |||||
Head | 211 | — | 19 | — | |
Body | 3 | — | 6 | — | |
Skin | Ringworm- | ||||
Head | 3 | — | 49 | — | |
Body | 1 | — | 24 | — | |
Scabies | 3 | — | 74 | — | |
Impetigo | 10 | — | 248 | — | |
Other Disease | 2 | — | 100 | — | |
Eye | Defective Vision and Squint | 229 | — | 18 | — |
External Eye Disease | 8 | — | 30 | — | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 57 | — | 7 | — |
Ear Disease | 32 | — | 28 | — | |
Teeth- | Dental Disease (see N.B. (2) below | ||||
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 57 | — | 4 | — |
Adenoids | 50 | — | 10 | — | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 38 | — | 9 | ||
Other Conditions | — | — | 125 | — | |
Defective Speech | 8 | — | 4 | — | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
Organic | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Functional | — | — | . — | — | |
Anæmia | 10 | — | 50 | — | |
Lungs | Pulmonary Tuberculosis— | ||||
Definite | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
Suspected | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Chronic Bronchitis | 6 | — | 5 | — | |
Other Disease | 1 | — | 5 | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Chorea | — | — | 6 | — | |
Other disease | — | — | 4 | — | |
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis— | |||||
Glands | 2 | — | 4 | — | |
Bones | — | — | 2 | — | |
Other Forms | — | — | 5 | — | |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | |
Deformities | 5 | — | 6 | — | |
Other Defects or Diseases | 41 | 1 | 109 | 1 | |
Totals | 792 | 2 | 963 | 1 |