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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
Leyton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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OLD CASES.
| Treated. | Untreated. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defects. | Cured. | Improved. | Unchanged | Improved. | Unchanged | Left. | Absent. | Total. |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 43 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 75 | 40 | 6 | 231 |
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Adenoids | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 43 |
| Post-Nasal Catarrh and Obstruction | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Enlarged Glands of Neck | 5 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 75 |
| Otorrhœa and Deafness | 1 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 79 |
| Defective Vision | 104 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 207 | 172 | 7 | 553 |
| Squint | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 24 | 3 | 1 | 37 |
| Blepharitis, etc. | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Heart Disease | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| Anaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Bronchitis and Suspected Phthisis | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 10 |
| Phthisis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Tubercular Joints and Spine | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Tubercular Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Lupus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Eczema | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | I |
| Urticaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Seborrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Torticollis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Kyphosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Pulmonary Conditions | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l | 3 |
| Spinal Curvature | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| 184 | 58 | 46 | 133 | 394 | 261 | 27 | 1103 | |
INSPECTION CLINIC AND THE TREATMENT OF MINOR
AILMENTS.
At the beginning of September the treatment of Ringworm
and minor ailments was commenced.
Cases necessitating free treatment are filtered through the
Inspection Clinic, where they are seen each morning by the School
Medical Officer and either supplied with ointment, etc., for home
use, or the Health Visitor, who is always present at the
Inspections, is directed to carry out the treatment.