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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
Enfield 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE II.—
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 2 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| Defective Speech | — | 7 | — | 12 |
| Heart and Circulation. | ||||
| Heart Disease:— | ||||
| Organic | 3 | 23 | 9 | 63 |
| Functional | — | — | — | — |
| Anaemia | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Lungs. | ||||
| Bronchitis | 3 | — | 12 | 12 |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis. | ||||
| Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Definite | — | — | 3 | — |
| Suspected | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Glands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bones and Joints | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Skin | — | — | — | — |
| Other Forms | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Nervous System. | ||||
| Epilepsy | — | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Chorea | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Other Conditions | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Deformities. | ||||
| Rickets | — | — | 2 | — |
| Spinal Curvature | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| Other Forms | 10 | 12 | 40 | 22 |
| Other Diseases and Defects (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Un-cleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 76 | 43 | 1,761 | 313 |
| Total | 851 | 557 | 3,253 | 1,011 |