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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 1939
[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 , 1939.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | 14 | ... | |
| Scabies | 1 | ... | 84 | ... | |
| Impetigo | ... | ... | 71 | ... | |
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 9 | 3 | 355 | 1 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 23 | 1 | 61 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | 87 | ... | |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 3 | ... | 129 | 1 | |
| Defective Vision | 92 | 38 | 74 | l | |
| Squint | 26 | 5 | 25 | 1 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 2 | 5 | 37 | 3 |
| Otitis Media | 12 | 19 | 117 | ... | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 5 | 3 | 120 | ... | |
| Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsiritis only | 77 | 81 | 170 | 1 |
| Adenoids only | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |
| Chronic Tonsiiitis and Adenoids | 18 | 16 | 44 | 3 | |
| Other Conditions | 13 | 7 | 179 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 28 | 23 | 162 | 1 | |
| Defective Speech | 4 | 3 | 7 | ... | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
| Organic | ... | 2 | 16 | ... | |
| Functional | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | |
| Anaemia | 1 | 1 | 59 | 2 | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 19 | 13 | 65 | ... |
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | 5 | 22 | 61 | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suspected | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Bones and Joints | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Skin | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Forms | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 2 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Chorea | ... | ... | 26 | ... | |
| Other Conditions | 2 | 10 | 60 | ... | |
| Deformities | Rickets | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Spinal Curvature | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| Other Forms | 36 | 16 | 80 | ... | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 53 | 18 | 1,945 | 11 | |
| Totals | 447 | 323 | 4,087 | 31 | |