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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Retcrn of Defects foc.vd by Medical Inspection in the Year endet 31st. December , 1935).
| Defect or Disease. | Routine I nspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | 20 | ... | |
| Scabics | ... | ... | 30 | ... | |
| Impetigo | ... | ... | 70 | ... | |
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 4 | 2 | 108 | ... | |
| Blepharitis | 7 | 1 | 85 | ... | |
| Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | 59 | ... | |
| Keratitis | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Eye | Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Other conditions | 15 | 1 | 105 | ... | |
| Defective Vision | 180 | 1 | 00 | ... | |
| Squint | 20 | ... | 12 | ... | |
| Defective Hearing | 11 | 3 | 15 | ... | |
| Ear | Otitis Media | 15 | 4 | 00 | ... |
| Other Ear Diseases | 2 | 3 | 193 | ... | |
| Chronic Tonsiiitis only | 66 | 127 | 43 | ... | |
| Nose &, Throat | Adenoids only | 11 | 11 | 14 | ... |
| Chronic Tonsiiitis and Adenoids | 29 | 15 | 44 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 21 | 3 | 84 | ... | |
| Enlarged | Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 8 | 30 | 54 | ... |
| Defective | Speech | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease;— Organic | 10 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Functional | 7 | 60 | 8 | 7 | |
| Anaemia | 31 | 13 | 05 | 1 | |
| Lungs | (Bronchitis | 35 | 36 | 00 | 2 |
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | 22 | 34 | 27 | 3 | |
| Tuber- culosis | Pulmonary— Definite | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Suspected | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Non-Pulmonarv—lands | 3 | 3 | ... | ||
| Bones and Joints | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Forins | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Ner | Epilepsy | 2 | 2 | 9 | ... |
| vous | Chorea | ... | 4 | 10 | ... |
| System | Other Conditions | 5 | 9 | 23 | 2 |
| Deformities | Rickets | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Spinal Curvature | 2 | 1 | o | ... | |
| Other Forms | 61 | 11 | 57 | 1 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 82 | 55 | 1545 | 7 | |
| Totals | 654 | 443 | 3039 | 34 | |