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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
East Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 11.
A.—A Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the. Year Ended 31st December, 1926.
| Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects | ||||
| Defect or Disease. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 57 | 18 | 6 | 2 | |
| Uncleanliness: (See Table IV., Group V.) | — | — | — | — | |
| Skin | Ringworm: Scalp | 8 | - | 36 | - |
| Body | 3 | — | 61 | — | |
| Scabies | 4 | — | 27 | — | |
| Impetigo | 36 | 9 | 463 | 6 | |
| Other Diseases (non- Tuberculous) | 24 | 21 | 369 | 8 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 21 | 6 | 144 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 12 | 9 | 87 | 3 | |
| Keratitis | — | — | 5 | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | - | 2 | 12 | 1 | |
| Defective vision (excluding Squint) | 568 | 172 | 153 | 15 | |
| Squint | 33 | 15 | 36 | 4 | |
| Other conditions | 9 | 10 | 51 | — | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 78 | 11 | 33 | 7 |
| Otitis Media | 36 | 12 | 42 | 5 | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 41 | 44 | 129 | 6 | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 49 | 985 | 37 | 10 |
| Adenoids only | 18 | 96 | 23 | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 264 | 168 | 240 | 3 | |
| Other conditions | 42 | 178 | 93 | 12 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non- Tuberculous) | 6 | 1816 | 15 | 6 | |