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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 1938
[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 , 1938.
| 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 Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | (1) Ringworm—Scalp | – | – | 3 | – |
| (2) ,, Body | — | — | 27 | — | |
| (3) Scabies | 7 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |
| (4) Impetigo | 4 | 1 | 327 | — | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 31 | 20 | 381 | 1 | |
| Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 42 | 22 | 765 | 2 | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 16 | 3 | 44 | – |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 4 | 1 | 51 | — | |
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | — | — | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | — | – | — | — | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 3 | 1 | 62 | – | |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 23 | 5 | 157 | — | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 155 | 203 | 119 | 12 | |
| (12) Squint | 17 | 19 | 19 | — | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 5 | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| (14) Otitis Media | 4 | 1 | 90 | — | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 17 | 9 | 92 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 32 | 244 | 4 | 1 |
| (17) Adenoids only | 15 | 13 | 14 | 1 | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 145 | 33 | 150 | 1 | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 26 | 23 | 58 | 2 | |