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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
Barking 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE II.— Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection.
| Defect or Disease. | Code Groups. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for Treatment | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment | Totals | ||
| Skin | Malnutrition | 40 | 243 | 283 |
| Uncleanliness— | ||||
| Head | 298 | 76 | 374 | |
| Body | 22 | 10 | 32 | |
| Ringworm— | ||||
| Head | — | 4 | 4 | |
| Body | — | – | — | |
| Scabies | – | – | – | |
| Impetigo | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Other Disease | 10 | 21 | 31 | |
| Eye | Defective Vision and Squint | 104 | 170 | 274 |
| External Eye Disease | 17 | 6 | 73 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| . Ear Disease | 13 | — | 13 | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 3 | 143 | 146 |
| Adenoids | 3 | _ | 3 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 62 | 87 | 149 | |
| Defective Speech | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | |||
| Organic | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Functional | – | 19 | 19 | |
| Anaemia | — | 11 | 11 | |
| Lungs | Pulmonary Tuberculosis— | |||
| Definite | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Suspected | 0 | 16 | 16 | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 6 | 17 | 23 | |
| Other Disease | 8 | 17 | 25 | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | – | 1 | 1 |
| Chorea | – | – | – | |
| Other disease | — | – | – | |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Glands | 15 | 17 | 32 | |
| Bones and Joints | – | – | – | |
| Other Forms | — | — | — | |
| Rickets | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| Deformities | – | – | – | |
| Other Detects or Diseases | 10 | 5 | 15 | |