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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 1946
[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, 1946.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (6) | |
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | 1 | ... | 15 | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | 11 | ... | |
| Scabies | 11 | 1 | 60 | 1 | |
| Impetigo | 2 | ... | 55 | ... | |
| Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 18 | 2 | 1,203 | ... | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 9 | ... | 69 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 5 | ... | 98 | ... | |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Corneal Opacities | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Defective Vision | 130 | 26 | 118 | ... | |
| Squint | 35 | 2 | 35 | 1 | |
| Other conditions | 4 | 1 | 207 | ... | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 16 | 6 | 29 | ... |
| Otitis Media | 24 | 5 | 127 | ... | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 8 | 10 | 289 | ... | |
| Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsilitis only | 20 | 23 | 108 | ... |
| Adenoids only | 16 | 14 | 9 | ... | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis & Adenoids | 37 | 52 | 41 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 43 | 12 | 356 | ... | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 23 | 39 | 87 | ... | |
| Defective Speech | 2 | 2 | 12 | ... | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
| Organic. | 3 | 3 | 8 | ... | |
| Functional | ... | 11 | 5 | ... | |
| Anaemia | 4 | 2 | 46 | ... | |
| Lungs | r Bronchitis | 34 | 18 | 86 | ... |
| Other non-T.B. Diseases | 18 | 12 | 47 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | 2 | 2 | ... | ||
| Suspected | ... | 6 | 8 | ... | |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| Glands | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | |
| Bones andjoints | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Forms | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 3 | 1 | 7 | ... |
| Chorea | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | |
| Other conditions | 14 | 10 | 80 | ... | |
| Deformities | Rickets | 16 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Spinal Curvature | 17 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Forms | 169 | 18 | 76 | 1 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 159 | 43 | 2,447 | 2 | |
| Totals | 846 | 335 | 5,753 | 7 | |