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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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TA-D-Liii 11.
A.—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 | |||||
| Scabies | |||||
| Impetigo | |||||
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | |||||
| Eye | Blepharitis | ||||
| Conjunctivitis | |||||
| Keratitis | |||||
| Corneal Opacities | |||||
| Defective Vision | |||||
| Squint | |||||
| Other conditions | |||||
| Defective Hearing | |||||
| Ear | Otitis Media | 2 | |||
| Other Ear Diseases | |||||
| Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | ||||
| Adenoids only | |||||
| Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 1 | ||||
| Other Conditions | 5 | ||||
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | |||||
| Defective Speech | |||||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
| Organic | |||||
| Functional | |||||
| Anæmia | 3 | ||||
| Lungs | Bronchitis | ||||
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | |||||
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | |||||
| Suspected | |||||
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | |||||
| Bones and Joints | |||||
| Skin | |||||
| Other Forms | |||||
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | |||
| Chorea | 1 | ||||
| Other Conditions | 3 | 1 | |||
| Deformities | Rickets | ||||
| Spinal Curvature | 1 | ||||
| Other Forms | 11 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Other Defects and Diseases | |||||
| Totals | 1 | ||||