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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
Erith 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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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 |