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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: TABLE II. (A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1938.

TABLE II. (A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1938.

Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring TreatmentRequiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment
Skin(1) Ringworm—Scalp––5–
(2) Body2–34–
(3) Scabies71125–
(4) Impetigo112379–
(5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous)522936318
Totals (Heads 1-5)723290618
Eye(6) Blepharitis25131224
(7) Conjunctivitis1142511
(8) Keratitis––3–
(9) Corneal Opacities1–––
(10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint)1361223
Totals (Heads 6-10)50234988
(11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint)20410316736
(12) Squint3252514
Ear(13) Defective Hearing9562
(14) Otitis Media2423–
(15) Other Ear Diseases6052249
Nose and Throat(16) Chronic Tonsillitis only12242315080
(17) Adenoids only2233
(18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids114201
(19) Other Conditions282820819
(20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)35755941
(21) Defective Speech17201616
Heart and Circu-lationHeart Disease:
(22) Organic431313
(23) Functional6103347
(24) Anaemia40347717
Lungs(25) Bronchitis30576913
(26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases12382915