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
Bromley 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE II.—
| Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects | ||||
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring observation | ||
| Brought forward | 241 | 227 | 1718 | 374 | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | - | - | 53 | - |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 13 | 6 | 206 | 27 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | ||||
| (27) Definite | — | — | — | — | |
| (28) Suspected | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Non-Pulmonary: | |||||
| (29) Glands | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| (30) Bones and joints | - | - | - | — | |
| (31) Skin | - | 1 | - | — | |
| (32) Other forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| (34) Chorea | - | 1 | 17 | 8 | |
| (35) Other conditions | 16 | 13 | 22 | 3 | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | - | - | - | — |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| (38) Other forms | 26 | 16 | 17 | 39 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding defects of Nutrition Uncleanliness and Dental Disease) | 98 | 21 | 1196 | 389 | |
| Total | 404 | 289 | 3235 | 859 | |