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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
Willesden 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 39. —Corresponding to Table II. of Appendix g of Annual
Report of Chief Medical Officer of Board of Education for 1916.
Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection in 1917.
| Defect or Disease. | Code Groups. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. | Number referred for treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 16 | 3 | 23 | 9 | |
| Uncleanliness: | |||||
| Mead | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Body | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Skin | Ringworm : | ||||
| Head | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scabies | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| Impetigo | 9 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Other Disease | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Eye | Defective Vision and Squint | 168 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| External Eye Disease ... | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ear Disease | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Teeth Nose and Throat | Dental Disease. | 94 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 142 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Adenoids | 25 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Defective Speech | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Heart Disease : | |||||
| Organic | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Functional | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Anaemia ... | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| Lungs | Pulmonary Tuberculosis : | ||||
| Definite | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Suspected | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Other Disease . | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chorea | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Other Disease | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis : | |||||
| Glands | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bones and Joints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Forms | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rickets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Deformities | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Other Defects or Diseases | 13 | 2 | 12 | 5 | |
| Total | 682 | 66 | 204 | 34 | |