Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE II.—Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection in 1917.
Defect or Disease. | Code Groups. | Specials. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number referred for Treatment | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment | Number referred for Treatment | Number requiting to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Skin | Malnutrition | - | - | 19 | - |
Uncleanliness— | |||||
Head | - | - | 18 | - | |
Body | - | - | 7 | - | |
Skin | Ringworm— | ||||
Head | - | - | - | - | |
Body | - | - | - | - | |
Scabies | - | - | 10 | - | |
Impetigo | - | - | 15 | - | |
Other Disease | - | - | 10 | - | |
Eye | Defective Vision and Squint | - | - | 486 | 76 |
External Eye Disease | - | - | 36 | 2 | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | - | - | 20 | - |
Ear Disease | - | - | 27 | - | |
Teeth | Dental Disease (see N.B. (2) below) | - | - | - | - |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | - | - | 40 | 29 |
Adenoids | - | - | 50 | 100 | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | - | - | 185 | 50 | |
Defective Speech | - | - | 16 | - | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
Organic | - | - | 12 | 50 | |
Functional | - | - | 20 | 14 | |
Anaemia | - | - | 46 | 20 | |
Lungs | Pulmonary Tuberculosis— | ||||
Definite | - | - | - | - | |
Suspected | - | - | 42 | - | |
Chronic Bronchitis | - | - | 4 | - | |
Other Disease | - | - | 6 | - | |
Nervou System | Epilepsy | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Chorea | - | - | 18 | - | |
Other disease | - | - | 5 | - | |
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis— | |||||
Glands | - | - | 9 | - | |
Bones and Joints | - | - | - | - | |
Other Forms | - | - | - | - | |
Rickets | - | - | 2 | - | |
Deformities | - | 7 | 8 | ||
Other Defects or Diseases | - | - | 35 | 6 |