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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31 st December , 1944.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | 20 | ... | |
| Scabies | 6 | ... | 102 | ... | |
| Impetigo | 2 | ... | 72 | ... | |
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 12 | 3 | 734 | ... | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 11 | ... | 54 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 4 | ... | 104 | ... | |
| Keratitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Defective Vision | 137 | 30 | 73 | ... | |
| Squint | 29 | 1 | 15 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 8 | ... | 182 | ... | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 8 | 6 | 17 | ... |
| Otitis Media | 22 | 4 | 100 | ... | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 7 | 5 | 172 | ... | |
| Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 18 | 15 | 59 | ... |
| Adenoids only | 7 | 17 | 6 | ... | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis & Adenoids | 26 | 17 | 18 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 30 | 5 | 254 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 11 | 14 | 52 | ... | |
| Defective Speech | 9 | 4 | 11 | ... | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
| Organic | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Functional | 3 | 17 | 8 | l | |
| Anaemia | 7 | 1 | 29 | ... | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 53 | 13 | 46 | 1 |
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | 14 | 11 | 62 | l | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suspected | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Bones and Joints | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Forms | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Chorea | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 4 | 5 | 73 | 1 | |
| Deformities | Rickets | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Spinal Curvature | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Forms | 176 | 24 | 70 | ||
| Other Defects and Diseases | 87 | 14 | 1,853 | 3 | |
| Totals | 698 | 211 | 4,211 | 8 | |