London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Defect or Disease. | Code Groups. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for Treatment | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment, | Number referred for Treatment | Number requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Malnutrition | 38 | 1 | - | - |
| Uncleanliness— | |||||
| Head | 673 | — | 212 | — | |
| Body | 179 | — | 15 | — | |
| Skin | Ringworm— | ||||
| Head | 4 | 1 | 151 | — | |
| Body | 2 | — | 120 | — | |
| Scabies | 24 | — | 216 | — | |
| Impetigo | 42 | — | 564 | — | |
| Other Disease | 32 | — | 251 | — | |
| Eye | Defective Vision and Squint | 416 | 46 | 74 | 6 |
| External Eye Disease | 84 | 2 | 196 | — | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 108 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Ear Disease | 117 | 4 | 125 | — | |
| Teeth | Dental Disease | 390 | — | 6 | — |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 136 | 8 | 59 | 1 |
| Adenoids | 53 | 2 | 34 | 11 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 67 | 3 | 28 | 1 | |
| Defective Speech | 107 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
| Organic | 53 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| Functional | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | |
| Anæmia | 154 | — | 52 | 2 | |
| Lungs | Pulmonary Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Definite | 16 | — | 22 | — | |
| Suspected | 10 | 5 | 23 | — | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 188 | — | 7 | 6 | |
| Other Disease | 66 | — | 4 | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 5 | - | 14 | — |
| Chorea | 7 | 5 | 16 | 1 | |
| Other Disease | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis— | |||||
| Glands | 48 | — | 7 | 4 | |
| Bones and Joints | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| Other Forms | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| Rickets | 27 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| Deformities | 31 | 13 | 25 | 2 | |
| Other Defects or Diseases | 105 | 34 | 298 | 17 | |
| (This includes M.D.'s.) | |||||