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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE II.—
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects. | ||||
| 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) | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 19 | 187 | 39 | - | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 6 | 16 | 8 | 3 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : | ||||
| (22) Organic | 5 | 27 | 7 | 2 | |
| (23) Functional | 3 | 56 | 3 | - | |
| (24) Anaemia | 13 | 26 | 61 | 1 | |
| Lungs | 25) Bronchitis | 25 | 136 | 84 | 3 |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | 14 | 25 | - | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary :— | ||||
| (27) Definite | - | - | - | - | |
| (28) Suspected | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Non-Pulmonary :— | |||||
| (29) Glands | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | - | - | - | - | |
| (31) Skin | - | - | - | - | |
| (32) Other Forms | - | - | - | - | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | - | 2 | 4 | - |
| (34) Chorea | 5 | 3 | 25 | - | |
| (35) Other Conditions | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | - | 2 | 1 | -_ |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| (38) Other Forms | 2 | 53 | 22 | 5 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 124 | 158 | 1350 | 120 | |
| Total | 845 | 1863 | 2967 | 169 | |