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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
Acton 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treat ment. | ||
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring te be kept under observation, but noi requiring Treatment | Requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Heart Disease: | ||||
| Organic | — | 5 | — | — |
| Functional | — | 18 | — | — |
| Anaemia | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | 2 | — | — |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Pulmonary: | ||||
| Definite | — | — | 1 | — |
| Suspected | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Non-Pulmonary: | ||||
| Glands | — | — | — | — |
| Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Skin | — | — | — | — |
| Other Forms | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | — | — | — |
| Epilepsy | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chorea | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Other Conditions | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 1 | 22 | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Forms | 6 | 4 | — | — |
| Other Defects and Diseases (excluding defects of nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 13 | 16 | 1023 | 79 |
| Total number of defects | 216 | 375 | 1884 | 275 |