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, 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 |