London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Shoreditch 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table No. 93

MaleFemaleTotal
Skin—
1.Ringworm
2.Scabies
3.Impetigo358
4.Other diseases (non-tubercular)11920
Total 1-4141428
Eye—
5.Blepharitis213
6.Conjunctivitis11
7.Keratitis and opacities
8.Other conditions (excl. defective vision andsquint)1-1
Total 5-8415
9.Defective vision-
10.Squint8311
Ear—
11.Defective hearing
12.Otitis media145
13.Other ear diseases2-2
Nose and Throat—
14.Chronic tonsils and/or adenoids231134
15.Other conditions-
16.Enlarged cervical glands (non-tubercular)271744
17.Defective speech
Heart and Circulation—
18.Organic heart disease112
19.Functional heart disease314
20.Anaemia6410
Lungs—
21.Bronchitis9514
22.Other non-tubercular diseases11
23.Pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis—
24.Glands
25.Bones and joints
Nervous system—
26.Chorea
27.Other conditions55
Deformities—
28.Rickets deformities617
29.Genu valgum 18 months22
2 years516
3 years17320
4 years9211
30.Other forms
31.Other defects and diseases12921
32.Dental diseases 18 months11
2 years347
3 years181230
4 years121426