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 , 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 |