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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE II.
A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Number requiring Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Number requiring Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 6 | 22 | 5 | _ | |
| Uncleanliness | 57 | _ | 748 | _ | |
| (See Table IV, Group V). | |||||
| Skin | Ringworm— | ||||
| Scalp | 6 | - | 89 | - | |
| Body | 3 | - | 107 | - | |
| Scabies | 1 | - | 46 | - | |
| Impetigo | 19 | - | 442 | - | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 24 | 1 | 182 | — | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 16 | - | 99 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 3 | - | 48 | - | |
| Keratitis | 1 | - | 3 | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | 1 | - | 2 | - | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 401 | 2 | 70 | 3 | |
| Squint | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 8 | — | 33 | — | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | _ | 9 | 3 |
| Otitis Media | 20 | 6 | 9 | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 11 | 3 | 132 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 250 | 51 | 45 | 1 |
| Adenoids only | 76 | 54 | 82 | 9 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 158 | 18 | 184 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 7 | 1 | 28 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 32 | 8 | 4 | — | |
| Defective Speech | 5 | — | 2 | — | |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 147 | — | 13 | — | |
| (See Table IV, Group IV) | |||||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
| Organic | 15 | 13 | 2 | — | |
| Functional | 58 | 164 | 11 | 1 | |
| ;Ancemia | 277 | 15 | 51 | 8 | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 77 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 72 | 55 | 9 | 9 | |
| Tuberculosis ■ | Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | 8 | — | 2 | — | |
| Suspected | 24 | 36 | 53 | 6 | |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| Spine | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Hip | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Bones and Joints | 1 | — | 3 | — | |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Forms | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Chorea | 8 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| .Other Conditions | 14 | 7 | 18 | 7 | |
| Deformities | Rickets | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
| Other Forms | 8 | — | 3 | — | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 107 | 9 | 352 | 6 | |