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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
Wembley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection during the Year— Contd.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Heart and circulation:— | ||||
| Heart disease:— | ||||
| Organic | — | 1 | — | — |
| Functional | 6 | 19 | 3 | — |
| Anæmia | 14 | 14 | 12 | — |
| Lungs:— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 5 | 23 | 24 | — |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | 5 | 33 | 18 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis:— | ||||
| Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Definite | — | — | — | — |
| Suspected | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| Non-pulmonary:— | ||||
| Glands | — | — | — | — |
| Bones and joints | — | — | — | — |
| Skin | — | — | — | — |
| Other forms | — | — | — | — |
| Nervous system:— | ||||
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | — |
| Chorea | — | — | 3 | — |
| Other conditions | 5 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| Deformities:— | ||||
| Rickets | — | — | 1 | — |
| Spinal curvature | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other forms | 67 | 53 | 52 | 8 |
| Other defects and diseases | 80 | 66 | 131 | 28 |
| Totals | 403 | 393 | 807 | 63 |