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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 1945
[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, 1945.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | f Ringworm— Scalp | ... | ... | 13 | ... |
| Body | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | |
| Scabies | 3 | ... | 70 | ... | |
| Impetigo | 4 | ... | 90 | ... | |
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 27 | 1 | 1,118 | ||
| Eye | Blepharitis | 9 | ... | 44 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | 82 | ... | |
| Keratitis | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Defective Vision | 134 | 16 | 227 | ... | |
| Squint | 33 | 2 | 82 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 9 | ... | 24 | ||
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | 1 | 19 | ... |
| Otitis Media | 11 | 6 | 44 | ... | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 11 | 3 | 222 | ... | |
| Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 19 | 17 | 106 | ... |
| Adenoids only | 6 | 3 | 4 | ... | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis & Adenoids | 19 | 8 | 19 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 44 | ... | 323 | ... | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 5 | 2 | 56 | ... | |
| Defective Speech | 8 | 2 | 24 | ... | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
| Organic | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | |
| Functional | 1 | 18 | 9 | ... | |
| Anaemia | 6 | ... | 44 | ... | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 35 | 3 | 81 | ... |
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | 9 | 16 | 56 | ... | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Suspected | ... | 4 | ... | ||
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nervous | Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Chorea | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | |
| System | Other conditions | 10 | 6 | 58 | ... |
| Rickets | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Deformities | Spinal Curvature | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Other Forms | 176 | 6 | 60 | ... | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 90 | 10 | 1,990 | 1 | |
| Totals | 687 | 126 | 4,897 | 3 | |