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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE II.—A RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED, 31st DECEMBER.
| 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) | ||
| Malnutrition | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Uncleanliness | – | – | – | – | ||
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Body | – | – | – | |||
| Scabies | 3 | – | — | – | ||
| Impetigo | 7 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 7 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Eye < | Blepheritis | 8 | – | – | – | |
| Conjunctivitis | 4 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Keratitis | – | – | – | – | ||
| Corneal Opacities | – | – | – | – | ||
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 94 | 4 | 28 | – | ||
| Squint | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Other Conditions | – | – | – | – | ||
| Ear | 'Defective Hearing | 10 | 2 | 11 | – | |
| Otitis Media | 37 | – | 7 | – | ||
| Other Ear Disease | – | – | 2 | – | ||
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 101 | 33 | 8 | – | |
| Adenoids only | 17 | 4 | 2 | – | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 53 | 1 | 9 | – | ||
| Other Conditions | 21 | 3 | 5 | – | ||
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non- T.B.) | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | ||
| Defective Speech | – | – | I | – | ||
| Teeth—Dental Diseases(see note a) | – | – | – | – | ||
| (Set Table IV., Group IV.) | ||||||
| Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease: | – | ||||
| Organic | – | 18 | – | – | ||
| Functional | – | – | – | – | ||
| Anæmia | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 3 0 | 10 | 3 | – | |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | – | 1 | 1 | – | ||