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]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE II— Continued.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nose and Throat:— | ||||
Chronic Tonsillitis only | 5 | 223 | 30 | 17 |
Adenoids only | 4 | 36 | 8 | 4 |
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 16 | 27 | 33 | 6 |
Other Conditions | 13 | 32 | 199 | 84 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | — | 384 | 44 | 24 |
Defective Speech | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Heart and Circulation:— | ||||
Heart Disease: | ||||
Organic | 1 | 25 | 4 | 6 |
Functional | — | 127 | 1 | 14 |
Anaemia | — | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Lungs:— | ||||
Bronchitis | 7 | 5 | 14 | 9 |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 52 | 44 | 42 |
Tuberculosis s— | ||||
Pulmonary: | ||||
Definite | — | — | — | — |
Suspected | — | 1 | — | — |
Non-Pulmonary: | ||||
Glands | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — |
Skin | — | — | — | — |
Other Forms | — | — | 1 | — |
Nervous System:— | ||||
Epilepsy | — | — | — | 1 |
Chorea | — | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Other Conditions | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Deformities:— | ||||
Rickets | — | 15 | 1 | |
Spinal Curvature | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Other Forms | 12 | 32 | 15 | 3 |
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 22 | 44 | 728 | 220 |
Total | 206 | 1174 | 1545 | 570 |