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 Leyton]
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CASES AS TO WHOM RECOMMENDATIONS WERE FORWARDED TO THE PARENTS TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT, WITH RESULTS.
Total. | Treated or improved. | No improvement. | Result not ascertained on account of— | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Having left School. | Absence from School. | ||||
Enlarged Tonsils | 233 | 56 | 98 | 58 | 21 |
Enlarged Glands | 206 | 88 | 72 | 29 | 17 |
Defective Sight | 761 | 273 | 279 | 162 | 47 |
Deafness and Otorrhœa | 146 | 63 | 41 | 29 | 13 |
Mouth Breathing and Adenoid | 78 | 37 | 29 | 3 | 9 |
Heart Disease | 30 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
Squint | 24 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
Blepharitis | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Post-Nasal Catarrh | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | — |
Bronchitis | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Phthisis | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Rhinorrhœa | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Psoriasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Tonsillitis | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Enuresis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Spinal Curvature | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
Ansemia | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Corneal Opacity | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Cataract | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Chorea | 2 | — | 1 | - | 1 |
Conjunctivitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Cleft Palate | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Scabies | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Epilepsy | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
Exostosis of Jaw | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
Impetigo | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Hammer Toe | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
Deviation of Septum Nasi | 1 | — | - | 1 | - |
Hernia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
1576 | 574 | 568 | 313 | 121 |