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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 1936
[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 31 st December , 1936.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | 14 | ... | |
| Scabies | ... | ... | 27 | ... | |
| Impetigo | 1 | ... | 120 | ... | |
| 'Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 1 | 1 | 182 | ... | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 12 | 1 | 78 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | '51 | ... | |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 6 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 11 | 2 | 176 | ... | |
| Defective Vision | 248 | 11 | 82 | ... | |
| Squint | 11 | 2 | 20 | ... | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 8 | 9 | 27 | ... |
| Otitis Media | 7 | 6 | 44 | ... | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 5 | 3 | 211 | ... | |
| Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 60 | 108 | 78 | 6 |
| Adenoids only | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 47 | 35 | 101 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 21 | 5 | 110 | ... | |
| Enlarged Defective Heart and Circulation | Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 16 | 18 | 66 | 1 |
| Speech | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Heart Disease— | |||||
| Organic | 8 | 28 | 11 | 1 | |
| Functional | 4 | 42 | 14 | 6 | |
| Anæmia | 35 | 9 | 111 | ... | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 15 | 48 | 74 | 2 |
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | 13 | 18 | 49 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Suspected | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Bones and Joints | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Forms | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... |
| Chorea | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 4 | 18 | 35 | 4 | |
| Deformities | Rickets | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Spinal Curvature | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | |
| Other Forms | 44 | 20 | 61 | 1 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 49 | 36 | 1,608 | 2 | |
| Totals | 645 | 452 | 3,394 | 34 | |