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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 1938
[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 , 1938.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | 2 | |||
| 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 | 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 Other Conditions | 69 29 | 66 8 | 51 208 | 1 | |
| 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 | |
| Anaemia | 13 | 6 | 121 | 1 | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 47 | 52 | 157 | 2 |
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | 12 | 29 | 57 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | |||||
| Suspected | 1 | 10 | |||
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | 1 | 8 | |||
| Bones and Joints | 4 | ||||
| Skin | |||||
| Other Forms | 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 | 5,463 | 66 | |