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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 1937
[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 | 315 | 451 | 1985 | 349 | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | _ | _ | 36 | — |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | 26 | 226 | 14 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary : | ||||
| (27) Definite | — | — | — | — | |
| (28) Suspected | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary : | |||||
| (29) Glands | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| (30) Bones and joints | — | — | - | - | |
| (31) Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| (32) Other forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | — | - | 1 | 3 | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy ............ | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| (34) Chorea | 1 | — | 9 | 6 | |
| (35) Other conditions | 30 | 12 | 91 | 19 | |
| Deformities | '(36) Rickets | _ | - | — | - |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 26 | 7 | 2 | — | |
| (38) Other forms | 105 | 41 | 52 | 7 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding defects of Nutrition. Uncleanliness and Dental Disease) | 78 | 69 | 1640 | 227 | |
| Total Number of Defects | 564 | 608 | 4048 | 636 | |