London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE II.—
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspection. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Tu berculosis | Pulmonary : | |||||
| Definite | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Suspected | 5 | 7 | — | — | ||
| Non-Pulmonary : | ||||||
| Glands | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | ||
| Spine | — | — | — | — | ||
| Hip | — | — | — | — | ||
| Other Bones and Joints | _ | — | — | — | ||
| Skin | — | — | — | — | ||
| Other Forms | — | — | — | — | ||
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Chorea | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| Other Conditions | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Detor mities- | Rickets | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Spinal | 24 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Other Forms | 38 | 6 | — | 2 | ||
| Other Defects and Diseases | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ||