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
Edmonton 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| Defect or Disease. | Routine. | Special | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | - | 419 | - | 43 | |
| Uncleanliness— | |||||
| Head | 2 | 182 | 63 | 4 | |
| Body | — | 115 | 21 | - | |
| Skin— | |||||
| Ringworm | Head | 4 | — | 99 | — |
| Body | - | — | 80 | 1 | |
| Scabies | 3 | - | 162 | -_ | |
| Impetigo | 16 | — | 463 | 11 | |
| Other diseases (non-tubercular) | — | — | 204 | 49 | |
| Eye— | |||||
| Blepharitis | 35 | - | 46 | - | |
| Conjunctivitis | - | — | 38 | — | |
| Keratitis | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Corneal Ulcer | 2 | - | 15 | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Defective Vision | 146 | 140 | 130 | 20 | |
| Squint | 50 | 62 | 15 | 1 | |
| Other conditions | - | - | 32 | 4 | |
| Ear— | |||||
| Defective hearing | 92 | 55 | 31 | 5 | |
| Otitis Media | 108 | - | 111 | - | |
| Other Ear diseases | 17 | - | 29 | 2 | |
| Nose and Throat— | |||||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 103 | 303 | 55 | 4 | |
| Adenoids | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and adenoids | 53 | 22 | 4 | - | |
| Other conditions | 9 | 10 | 117 | - | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercle) | 5 | 20 | 17 | — | |
| Defective speech | - | 19 | - | — | |
| Heart and Circdlation— | |||||
| Organic Heart disease | 19 | 39 | 18 | 9 | |
| Functional | - | - | 6 | 1 | |
| Anæmia | 5 | -_ | 16 | 4 | |
| Lungs— | |||||
| Bronchitis | 4 | 40 | 65 | 26 | |
| Other non-tubercular diseases | - | - | 20 | 20 | |
| Tdbercolosis— | |||||
| Pulmonary- | Definite | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Suspected | — | 8 | 2 | 19 | |
| Non-pulmonary— | Glands | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Spine | — | — | - | — | |
| Hip | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Other bones and joints | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Skin | - | - | - | - | |
| Other forms | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Nervocs System— | |||||
| Epilepsy | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Chorea | - | 3 | 15 | 5 | |
| Other conditions | - | - | 6 | 37 | |
| Deformities— | |||||
| Rickets | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Spinal Curvature | 12 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| Other forms | - | - | 8 | 9 | |
| Other defects and diseases | 6 | 12 | 243 | 350 | |
Number of individual children having defects which
required treatment, or to be kept under observation 4544