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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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| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under obser vation but not requiring | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | ||
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| (21) Defective Speech | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : | ||||||||
| (22) Organic | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| (23) Functional | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (24) Anaemia | 1 | 1 | I | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pulmonary:— | |||||||||
| (27) Definite | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | |
| (28) Suspected | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis | Non-Pulmonary | ||||||||
| (29) Glands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (31) Skin | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | ||
| (32) Other Forms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (34) Chorea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (35) Other Conditions | — | 1 | — | 5 | - | — | - | — | |
| Defor-mities | (36) Rickets | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (38) Other Forms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 5 | 10 | 11 | 51 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 19 | 56 | 45 | 88 | 1 | - | - | - | |