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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 | ||
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ||||
| (22) Organic | — | 2 | — | — | |
| (23) Functional | — | 4 | — | — | |
| (24) Anaemia | — | — | — | — | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | — | 3 | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | ||||
| (27) Definite | — | — | — | — | |
| (28) Suspected | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary: | |||||
| (29) Glands | — | — | — | — | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| (31) Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| (32) Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals (Heads 29-32) | — | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | ||||
| (34) Chorea | — | — | — | — | |
| (35) Other Conditions | — | 4 | — | 1 | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | — | — | — | — |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| (38) Other Forms | 46 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 12 | 24 | 32 | 10 | |
| Total number of defects | 180 | 97 | 59 | 11 | |