London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE 11.
A.—A Return of Defects found by Med;cal Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1934.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept underobservation,but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (8) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 58 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Skin | Ringworm: | ||||
| Scalp | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Body | 1 | — | 20 | — | |
| Scabies | 1 | — | 30 | — | |
| Impetigo | 8 | 3 | 174 | — | |
| Other Diseases (Non- Tuberculous) | 22 | 25 | 222 | — | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 6 | 11 | 49 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 2 | 1 | 79 | 2 | |
| Keratitis | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| Defective vision (exc luding Squint) | 240 | 74 | 215 | 29 | |
| Squint | 24 | 16 | 39 | 1 | |
| Other conditions | 8 | 6 | 82 | 2 | |
| year | Defective Hearing | 8 | 5 | 35 | 5 |
| Otitis Media | 82 | 15 | 118 | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 55 | 66 | 105 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 91 | 737 | 48 | 5 |
| Adenoids only | 7 | 26 | 10 | 1 | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 146 | 44 | 94 | 2 | |
| Other conditions | 44 | 52 | 90 | 5 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non- Tuberculous) | 27 | 396 | 34 | 2 | |
| Defective Speech | — | 12 | 6 | 2 | |
| Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease: | ||||
| Organic | 13 | 42 | 8 | 3 | |
| Functional | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | |
| .Anaemia | 20 | 28 | 36 | 1 | |