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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE II.
| Defeot or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Body | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | |
| Scabies | 4 | 1 | 86 | 1 | |
| Impetigo | 1 | ... | 85 | ... | |
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 9 | 1 | 375 | 1 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 20 | ... | 37 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | 53 | ... | |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Defective Vision | 5 | ... | 96 | 3 | |
| Squint | 76 | 30 | 71 | 3 | |
| Other conditions | 16 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 7 | 6 | 15 | |
| Otitis Media | 9 | 7 | 32 | ||
| Other Ear Diseases | 4 | 76 | 1 | ||
| Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 18 | 26 | 49 | |
| Adenoids only | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis & Adenoids | 13 | 18 | 27 | ||
| Other conditions | 13 | 1 | 161 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 8 | 7 | 51 | ||
| Defective Speech | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— Organic | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Functional | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | |
| Anaemia | 2 | 1 | 35 | ||
| Bronchitis | 11 | 2 | 55 | ||
| Lungs | Other non-T.B. Diseases Pulmonary- | 10 | 13 | 80 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | Definite | ||||
| Suspected | 2 | 1 | |||
| Non-Pulmonary— Glands | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bones and Joints | 2 | ||||
| Skin | |||||
| Other Forms | 1 | 1 | |||
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | 5 | ||
| Chorea | 7 | ||||
| Other conditions | 4 | 28 | 7 | ||
| Deformities | Rickets | 7 | |||
| Spinal Curvature | 3 | 1 | |||
| Other Forms | 75 | 7 | 60 | ||
| Other Defects and Diseases | 58 | 22 | 1,520 | 23 | |
| Totals | 384 | 175 | 3,064 | 42 | |