London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 TreatmentNumber requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for TreatmentTotals
SkinMalnutrition40243283
Uncleanliness—
Head29876374
Body221032
Ringworm—
Head44
Body
Scabies
Impetigo134
Other Disease102131
EyeDefective Vision and Squint104170274
External Eye Disease17673
EarDefective Hearing16117
. Ear Disease1313
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils3143146
Adenoids3_3
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids6287149
Defective Speech314
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease—
Organic314
Functional1919
Anaemia1111
LungsPulmonary Tuberculosis—
Definite22
Suspected01616
Chronic Bronchitis61723
Other Disease81725
Nervous SystemEpilepsy11
Chorea
Other disease
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis—
Glands151732
Bones and Joints
Other Forms
Rickets1910
Deformities
Other Detects or Diseases10515