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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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| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| A. | B. | A. | B. | ||
| (i) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Heart, and Circula tion | Heart Disease:— | ||||
| Organic | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Functional | — | 20 | — | — | |
| Antemia | 5 | 17 | — | — | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | — | — | — | |
| Other Non-T.B. Disease | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Definite | — | — | — | — | |
| Suspected | — | — | — | — | |
| N on-Pulmonarv:— | |||||
| Glands | — | — | — | — | |
| Bones and Joints ...... | — | — | — | — | |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | — | — | — |
| Chorea | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Other conditions | — | 7 | — | — | |
| Deformities | Rickets | — | — | — | |
| Spinal Curvature | 18 | 2 | _ | — | |
| Other Forms | 143 | 20 | — | — | |
| Other Diseases | and Defects | — | 20 | — | — |
| Teeth | Dental Diseases | 120 | 1 | — | — |
A = Requiring treatment.
B = Not requiring treatment, but requiring to be kept under observation.