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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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TABLE II.
A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1935.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Uncleanliness— | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ... | ... | ... | |||
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Bodv | ... | ... | 20 | ... | |
| Scabies | ... | ... | 36 | ... | |
| Impetigo | ... | ... | 76 | ... | |
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 4 | 2 | 168 | ... | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 7 | 1 | 85 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | 59 | ... | |
| Keratitis | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 15 | 1 | 165 | ... | |
| Defective Vision | 180 | l | 66 | ... | |
| Squint | 20 | ... | 12 | ... | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 11 | 3 | 15 | 2 |
| Otitis Media | 15 | 4 | 66 | ... | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 2 | 3 | 193 | ... | |
| Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 66 | 127 | 43 | 2 |
| Adenoids only | 11 | 11 | 14 | ... | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 29 | 15 | 44 | 1 | |
| . Other Conditions | 21 | 3 | 84 | ... | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 8 | 30 | 54 | 2 | |
| Defective Speech | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
| Organic | 10 | ... | 8 | ... | |
| Functional | 7 | 60 | 8 | ||
| .Anaemia | 31 | 13 | 65 | 4 | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 35 | 36 | 66 | 2 |
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | 22 | 34 | 27 | 3 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— Definite | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Suspected | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | |
| Bones and Joints | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Forms | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 2 | 2 | 9 | ... |
| ... | 4 | 10 | ... | ||
| . Other Conditions | 5 | 9 | 23 | 2 | |
| Deformities | Rickets | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Spinal Curvature | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| .Other Forms | 61 | 11 | 57 | 1 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 82 | 55 | 1,545 | 7 | |
| Totals | 654 | 443 | 3,039 | 34 | |