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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE II.—
| 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) |
| Heart and Circulation:— | ||||
| Heart Disease: | ||||
| Organic | 3 | — | — | — |
| Functional | - | 6 | — | — |
| Anaemia | 13 | — | — | 3 |
| Lungs:— | ||||
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — |
| Other Non-Tuberculosis Diseases | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tuberculosis:— | ||||
| PulImonary: | ||||
| Definite | — | — | 2 | — |
| Suspected | — | — | — | — |
| Non-Pulmonary: | ||||
| Glands | — | — | — | — |
| Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Skin | - | - | — | — |
| Other Forms | — | — | — | — |
| Nervous System:— | ||||
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | — |
| Chorea | — | — | 6 | — |
| Other Conditions | — | — | — | — |
| Deformities:— | ||||
| Rickets | — | 4 | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | - | - | — | — |
| Other Forms | 4 | — | — | — |
| Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition. Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 18 | - | 886 | 27 |
| Total number of defects | 231 | 257 | 1806 | 215 |