Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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TABLE II—continued.
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) | |
Total brought forward | 154 | 534 | 97 | 27 | |
(21) Defective Speech | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | |
Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease— (22) Organic | 3 | 10 | ... | 1 |
(23) Functional | 31 | 1 | ... | ||
(24) Anaemia | 2 | 42 | ... | ... | |
Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 1 | 5 | ... | ... |
(26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ||
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— (27) Definite | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
(28) Suspected | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Non-Pulmonary— (29) Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(30) Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
(31) Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(32) Other Forms | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Nervous System. | (33) Epilepsy | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
(34) Chorea | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
(35) Other Conditions | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
Deformities. | (36) Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
(37) Spinal Curvature | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
(38) Other Forms | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |
(39) Other Defects & Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 14 | 32 | 42 | 16 | |
TOTAL | 180 | 690 | 159 | 58 |