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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
Hendon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE II.—continued.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | Requir-ing treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | ||
| (1). | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 10 | 14 | 13 | 4 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:— | ||||
| (22) Organic | 1 | 7 | – | 7 | |
| (23) Functional | 1 | 63 | 1 | 16 | |
| (24) Anæmia | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| (26) Other Non-Tuherculous Diseases | 3 | 9 | 2 | – | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— (27) Definite | – | 1 | – | – |
| (28) Suspected | – | – | – | – | |
| Non-Pulmonary:— (29) Glands | – | 1 | – | – | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | – | – | – | – | |
| (31) Skin | – | – | – | – | |
| (32) Other Forms | – | – | – | – | |
| TOTAL (Heads 29 to 33) | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Nervous System | (33) Eoilepsy | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| (34) Chorea | – | 3 | – | 2 | |
| (35) Other Conditions | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | – | 2 | – | – |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 28 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| (38) Other Forms | 219 | 139 | 134 | 22 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 20 | 108 | 27 | 32 | |
| Total | 725 | 853 | 1806 | 258 | |