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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 in 1917.
| Defect or Disease. | Code Groups. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | ||
| Skin | Malnutrition | 8 | 35 | 43 |
| Uncleanliness — | ||||
| Head | 849 | 804 | 1,653 | |
| Body | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Ringworm— | ||||
| Head | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Body | ||||
| Scabies | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Impetigo | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Other Disease | 26 | 6 | 32 | |
| Eye | Defective Vision and Squint | 49 | 122 | 171 |
| External Eye Disease | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| Ear Disease | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Teeth | Dental Disease | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 28 | 132 | 160 |
| Adenoids | 9 | 27 | 36 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | ... | ... | ... | |
| Defective Speech | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | |||
| Organic | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Functional | 1 | 17 | 18 | |
| Anaemia | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Lungs | Pulmonary Tuberculosis— | |||
| Definite | 4 | 16 | 20 | |
| Suspected | 11 | 39 | 50 | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Other Disease | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... |
| Chorea | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Disease | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Glands | 8 | 51 | 59 | |
| Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | |
| Deformities | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Other Defects or Diseases | 9 | 7 | 16 | |