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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 31st 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) | |||||
| B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | ||
| Skin | I (1) Ringworm—Scalp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2) „ Body | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (3) Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (4) Impetigo | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| (6) Blepharitis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| j Eye | (7) Conjunctivitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (10) Other Conditions (ex eluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| (11) Defective Visionfex-cluding Squint) | 16 | 31 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
| (12) Squint | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ |
| (14) Otitis Media | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Nose and Throatj | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | — | 1 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| (17) Adenoids only | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |