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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TABLE II.
A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December , 1933.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Malnutrition | 103 | 2 | 54 | ... | |
Uncleanliness— | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
Body | ... | ... | 14 | ... | |
Scabies | 1 | ... | 18 | ... | |
Impetigo | 2 | ... | 102 | ... | |
Other diseases (non. T.B.) | 10 | ... | 155 | ... | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 23 | ... | 113 | ... |
Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | 46 | ... | |
Keratitis | ... | ... | 5 | ... | |
Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 8 | ... | |
Defective Vision | 234 | 1 | 67 | ... | |
Squint | 26 | 3 | 3 | ... | |
Other conditions | 6 | 1 | 104 | ... | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 14 | 1 | 20 | ... |
Otitis Media | 34 | 5 | 16 | ... | |
Other Ear Diseases | 7 | 9 | 233 | ... | |
Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 88 | 200 | 41 | 6 |
Adenoids only | 30 | 14 | 5 | ... | |
Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 55 | 21 | 26 | ... | |
Other Conditions | 22 | 5 | 62 | ... | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non. T.B.) | 34 | 37 | 56 | ... | |
Defective Speech | 9 | 2 | 3 | ... | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
Organic | 5 | 1 | 11 | ... | |
Functional | 28 | 57 | 6 | 5 | |
Anaemia | 34 | 10 | 71 | ... | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 29 | 52 | 48 | 1 |
Other non. T.B. Diseases | 14 | 51 | 26 | 1 | |
Pulmonary— | |||||
Tuberculosis | Definite | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... |
Suspected | ... | ... | 6 | ... | |
Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
Glands | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | |
Bones and Joints | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Nervous System | | Epilepsy | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Chora | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | |
Other Conditions | 12 | 11 | 22 | 2 | |
Deformities | Rickets | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Spinal Curvature | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
Other Forms | 87 | 12 | 17 | 3 | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 120 | 41 | 623 | 16 |