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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Rutttrn of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Yeah ended 31st Decembeb, 1942.
| Detect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | 10 | ... | |
| Scabies | 6 | 1 | 166 | ... | |
| Impetigo | 3 | ... | 94 | ... | |
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 12 | 2 | 717 | ... | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 15 | ... | 45 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | 56 | ... | |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 7 | ... | |
| Defective Vision | 132 | 12 | 81 | ... | |
| Squint | 39 | 1 | 46 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 15 | ... | 174 | ... | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | 8 | 31 | ... |
| Otitis Media | 13 | 3 | 81 | ... | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 12 | 5 | 118 | ... | |
| Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 24 | 27 | 73 | ... |
| Adenoids only | 6 | 14 | 6 | ... | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis & Adenoids | 23 | 33 | 4 2 | 1 | |
| Other conditions | 14 | 3 | 259 | ... | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 15 | 11 | 68 | ... | |
| Defective Speech | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| Heart and Circu-Jation Lungs | Heart Disease-Organic | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Functional | 3 | 21 | 5 | 1 | |
| Anaemia | 12 | I | 72 | ... | |
| Bronchitis Other non-T.B. Diseases | 35 13 | 9 29 | 73 96 | 1 | |
| Pulmonary— | |||||
| Tuberculosis | Definite | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Suspected | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Non- Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | |
| Bones and Joints | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Forms | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Nervous System Deformities | Epilepsy | 2 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Chorea | ... | ... | 10 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 12 | 9 | 43 | ... | |
| Rickets | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Spinal Curvature | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Other Forms | 74 | 24 | 67 | ... | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 88 | 24 | 1,960 | 3 | |
| Totals | 586 | 252 | 4,422 | 9 | |