London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wood Green 1937
[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 | 160 | 542 | 79 | 18 | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 5 | 2 | 4 | ... | |
| Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease— ('22) Organic | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| (23) Functional | 25 | 3 | |||
| ('24) Ansæmia | 3 | 16 | ... | 1 | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases . | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
| (27) Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (28) Suspected | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
| (29) Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| (31) Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (32) Other Forms | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nervous System. | (33) Epilepsy | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| / (34) Chorea | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | |
| (35) Other Conditions | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Deformities. | (36) Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| (38) Other Forms | 3 | 7 | 4 | ... | |
| (39) Other Defects & Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 23 | 40 | 64 | 31 | |
| TOTAL | 212 | 664 | 162 | 63 | |