London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| 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 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | |
| Scabies | ... | ... | 47 | ... | |
| Impetigo | 1 | ... | 55 | ... | |
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 6 | ... | 266 | ... | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 7 | 1 | 27 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | 31 | ... | |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Defective Vision | 102 | 15 | 67 | ... | |
| Squint | 12 | ... | 51 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 5 | ... | 13 | ... | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 1 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Otitis Media | 4 | 5 | 26 | ... | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 7 | 1 | 47 | ... | |
| Nose &Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 52 | 29 | 35 | ... |
| Adenoids only | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis & Adenoids | 10 | 2 | 24 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 13 | 3 | 91 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 15 | 6 | 28 | ... | |
| Defective Speech | ... | ... | 11 | ... | |
| Heart and Circu- lation | Heart Disease— Organic | 4 | ... | 14 | ... |
| Functional | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Anaemia | 5 | ... | 48 | ... | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 8 | 6 | 33 | ... |
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | 5 | 11 | 24 | ... | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— Definite | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Suspected | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Non-Pulmonary— Glands | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Bones and Joints | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nervous | Other Forms | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Chorea | ... | ... | 7 | ... | |
| System | Other conditions | 3 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Rickets | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Spinal Curvature | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Other Forms | 26 | 13 | 31 | ... | |
| 32 | 11 | 1,113 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 338 | 121 | 2,164 | 4 | |