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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE II. —
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections | Special inspection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of ??? | ||||
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation | Requiring Treatment. | ??? | ||
| Brought forward | 272 | 368 | 1410 | ??? | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 80 | 4 |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 6 | 252 | ??? | |
| Tubercu losis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
| (27) Definite | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| (28) Suspected Non-Pulmonary:— | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| (29) Glands | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| (31) Skin | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| (32) Other Forms | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (34) Chorea | .. | .. | 5 | ??? | |
| (35) Other Conditions | 19 | 9 | 38 | ??? | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 10 | 4 | 5 | .. | |
| (38) Other Forms | 81 | .. | ??? | ||
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Disease) | 63 | 73 | 1384 | ??? | |
| Totals | 447 | 462 | 3199 | ??? | |