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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 1933
[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 | |