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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Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1938.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Body | ... | ... | 24 | ... | |
Scabies | 1 | ... | 66 | ... | |
Impetigo | ... | ... | 164 | ... | |
Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 17 | 4 | 491 | ... | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 33 | 5 | 100 | ... |
Conjunctivitis | 14 | ... | 92 | ... | |
Keratitis | ... | ... | 5 | ... | |
Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Other conditions | 15 | 2 | 218 | 4 | |
Defective Vision | 203 | 134 | 143 | 8 | |
Squint | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | 11 | 26 | 2 |
Otitis Media | 18 | 6 | 119 | 2 | |
Other Ear Diseases | 13 | 3 | 189 | 4 | |
Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 79 | 74 | 130 | ... |
Adenoids only | 18 | 13 | 25 | 1 | |
Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 69 | 66 | 51 | 1 | |
Other Conditions | 29 | 8 | 208 | ... | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 38 | 26 | 107 | ... | |
Defective Speech | ... | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
Organic | 4 | ... | 27 | ... | |
Functional | 8 | 53 | 18 | 5 | |
Anæmia | 13 | 6 | 121 | 1 | |
Lungs | 1 Bronchitis | 47 | 52 | 157 | 2 |
Other non-T.B. Diseases | 12 | 29 | 57 | 1 | |
Pulmonary— | |||||
Tuberculosis | Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Suspected | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | |
Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
Glands | ... | I | 8 | ... | |
Bones and Joints | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Forms | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 3 | 1 | 6 | ... |
Chorea | ... | 3 | 27 | ... | |
Other Conditions | 10 | 18 | 101 | 6 | |
Deformities | Rickets | 43 | 1 | 1 | ... |
Spinal Curvature | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | |
Other Forms | 69 | 22 | 196 | ... | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 71 | 59 | 2548 | 27 | |
Totals | 862 | 617 | 5463 | 66 |