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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
Leyton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Defects Treated During 1937.
Ringworm of scalp 3
Ringworm of body 17
Scabies 37
Impetigo 113
Other skin conditions 298
Blepharitis 84
Conjunctivitis 48
Keratitis 1
Corneal opacities 3
Defective vision 63
Squint 19
Other eye conditions 173
Defective hearing 22
Otitis media 87
Other ear diseases 187
Chronic tonsilitis 108
Adenoids 7
Chronic tonsilitis and adenoids 54
Other throat conditions 107
Enlarged cervical glands 75
Organic heart disease 28
Functional heart disease 5
Malnutrition 152
Uncleanliness—-Head 410
Anaemia 89
Bronchitis 107
Tuberculosis—Bones 1
Other non-tuberculous diseases of lungs 69
Epilepsy 7
Chorea 19
Other nervous diseases 74
Rickets 1
Spinal Curvature 4
Other deformities 88
Rheumatism 64
Debility 719
Defective speech 5
Miscellaneous (minor injuries, septic sores, etc.) 1,165
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