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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE II. (A)—
| 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 | ||
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | ||||
| (27) Definite | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| (28) Suspected | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Non-Pulmonary: | |||||
| (29) Glands | — | 2 | — | 4 | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| (31) Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| (32) Other Forms | |||||
| Totals (Heads 29-32) | — | 2 | — | 4 | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| (34) Chorea | 3 | 3 | 11 | 22 | |
| (35) Other Conditions | 46 | 37 | 67 | 45 | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 13 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| (38) Other Forms | 219 | 161 | 109 | 37 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 121 | 221 | 4,689 | 222 | |
| Total number of defects | 1,144 | 1,435 | 7,369 | 692 | |