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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE II—continued.
| Defect or Disease. | Boutine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Bequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non—Tuberculous) | 1 | 107 | 2 | 127 | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 26 | 15 | 51 | 2 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:— | ||||
| (22) Organic | — | 6 | — | 3 | |
| (23) Functional | — | 37 | — | 15 | |
| (24) Anæmia | — | 21 | — | 7 | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 1 | 11 | — | 3 |
| (26) Other Non—Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonarv:— | ||||
| (27) Definite | — | — | — | — | |
| (28) Suspected | — | — | — | — | |
| Non—Pulmonary:— | |||||
| (29) Glands | — | — | — | — | |
| (30) Bonos and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| (31) Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| (32) Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
| TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | — | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | — | 1 | — | — |
| (34) Chorea | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| (35) Other conditions | 3 | 27 | 1 | 5 | |
| Deformities | (36) Bickets | — | — | — | — |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 23 | 12 | 12 | 2 | |
| (38) Other Forms | 90 | 70 | 79 | 8 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 20 | 56 | 807 | 23 | |
| Total number of defects | 622 | 840 | 2436 | 470 | |