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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE II.
A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31 st December , 1936.
| Defect or Disease | No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | (1) Ringworm—Scalp | — | — | 1 | — |
| (2) ,, Body | — | — | 35 | — | |
| (3) Scabies | — | — | 15 | — | |
| (4) Impetigo | 3 | 6 | 240 | — | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 15 | 25 | 250 | — | |
| Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 18 | 31 | 541 | — | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 4 | 7 | 35 | — |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | — | 2 | 65 | — | |
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | 1 | — | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 4 | 5 | 77 | ||
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 8 | 14 | 178 | 1 | |
| (11) Defective Vision | |||||
| (excluding Squint) | 233 | 177 | 121 | 13 | |
| (12) Squint | 16 | 21 | 26 | — | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| (14) Otitis Media | 11 | 7 | 73 | — | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 25 | 43 | 12 | 3 | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis | ||||
| only | 76 | 670 | 57 | 3 | |
| (17) Adenoids only | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 160 | 17 | 160 | 5 | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 43 | 48 | 116 | 3 | |