Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Lungs—continued.
Tuberculosis suspected
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Other disease
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Nervous System
No disease
1092
1098
2190
99.78
371
441
812
99.88
1463
1539
3002
98.82
35
40
75
Epilepsy (major or minor)
1
1
2
.09
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1
1
2
.06
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Chorea
1
1
.04
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1
1
.12
1
1
2
.06
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2
2
Other disease
1
1
2
.09
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1
1
2
.06
1
1
2
Skin
No disease
1090
1095
2185
99.56
370
438
808
99.38
1460
1533
2993
99.50
34
41
75
Ringworm: body
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Ringworm: head
1
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1
.04
1
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1
.12
2
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2
.07
1
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1
Impetigo
1
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1
.04
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1
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1
.03
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Scabies
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1
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1
Other disease
3
5
8
.36
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4
4
.49
3
9
12
.44
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2
2
Rickets
No disease
1091
1099
2190
99.78
371
442
813
100
1462
1541
3003
99.84
35
43
78
Slight
4
1
5
.22
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4
1
5
.16
1
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1
Marked
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Deformities
No deformity
1082
1092
2174
99.05
368
438
806
99.14
1450
1530
2980
99.10
36
41
77
Deformity present
18
8
21
.95
3
4
7
.86
16
12
28
.93
2
2
Tuberculosis
(non-pulmonary)
No disease
1094
1100
2194
99.96
371
442
813
100.0
1465
1542
3007
99.97
36
43
79
Glandular
1
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1
.04
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1
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1
.03
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Bones and Joints
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Other forms.
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Speech
Not defective
1003
1087
2150
97.96
368
440
808
99.40
1431
1527
2958
98.33
36
42
78
Defective articulation
24
13
37
1.68
o
2
.24
24
15
39
1.29
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Stammering
8
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8
.36
3
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3
.36
11
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11
.39
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1
1
Mental Condition
Normal
1092
1093
2185
99.56
371
334
705
86.71
1463
1427
2890
96.07
33
40
73
Dull or backward
3
7
10
.45
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7
7
.86
3
14
17
.56
3
3
6
Mentally Defective (all
grades)
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1
1
.12
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1
1
.03
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