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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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 |