Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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TABLE I.
Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection in 1919.
defect or disease. | No. referred for treatment. | No. requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. |
---|---|---|
Malnutrition | 120 | |
Uncleanliness, Head | 116 | |
Body | 15 | |
Ringworm—Head | 3 | |
SKIN—Scabies | 2 | |
Impetigo | 3 | |
Other Diseases | 6 | |
eyes—Defective Vision and Squint | 310 | |
External Eye Diseases | 17 | |
ears—Defective Hearing | 6 | |
Ear Disease | 10 | |
teeth—Dental Disease | 630 | 618 |
nose and throat— | ||
Enlarged Tonsils | ||
Enlarged Glands | 155 | |
Adenoids Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 89 288 | 265 |
Defective Speech | 2 | |
heart and circulation— | ||
Heart Disease— | ||
Organic | ||
Functional | 40 | |
Anæmia | 9 | |
LUNGS—Pulmonary Tuberculosis — | ||
Definite | ||
Suspected | 10 | |
Chronic Bronchitis | 32 | |
Other Disease | ||
nervous System— | ||
Epilepsy | ||
Chorea | 2 | |
Other Disease | 3 | |
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis— | ||
Glands | 19 | |
Bones and Joints | ||
Other Forms | ||
Rickets | 3 | |
Deformities | 3 | |
Other Defects or Diseases | 23 |