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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 1943
[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, 1943.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | 13 | ... | |
| Scabies | 4 | 1 | 140 | ... | |
| Impetigo | 1 | ... | 112 | ... | |
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 13 | 2 | 788 | 1 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 8 | ... | 38 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 2 | ... | 118 | ... | |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Defective Vision | 176 | 40 | 194 | ... | |
| Squint | 34 | 1 | 83 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 9 | ... | 33 | ... | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 2 | 5 | 25 | ... |
| Otitis Media | 22 | 10 | 170 | 1 | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 10 | 12 | 156 | ... | |
| Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 19 | 28 | 115 | ... |
| Adenoids only | 4 | 7 | 6 | ... | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis & Adenoids | 20 | 15 | 72 | 1 | |
| Other conditions | 19 | 2 | 298 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 11 | 10 | 61 | ... | |
| Defective Speech | 4 | 9 | 14 | ... | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
| Organic | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | |
| Functional | 1 | 15 | 3 | ... | |
| Anaemia | 3 | ... | 62 | ... | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 39 | 12 | 74 | ... |
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | 9 | 12 | 69 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis | ^Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suspected | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Bones and Joints | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Forms | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Chorea | ... | ... | 4 | l | |
| Other conditions | 8 | 8 | 59 | ... | |
| Deformities | Rickets | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Spinal Curvature | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Othe Forms | 150 | 23 | 109 | ... | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 86 | 20 | 2,423 | 3 | |
| Totals | 659 | 242 | 5,262 | 9 | |