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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
Ilford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table II, A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1931.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special^ Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not re-qu iri ng Treat men t. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation , but not re-quiringTreatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 8 | 6 | 14 | ||
| Unoleanliness:— | — | — | — | - | |
| Skin | 'Ringworm: | ||||
| Scalp | — | — | 7 | - | |
| Body | 2 | — | 7 | - | |
| Scabies | 3 | — | 24 | - | |
| Impetigo | 7 | — | 165 | - | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 55 | 16 | 389 | 1 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 14 | 2 | 18 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 6 | 1 | 99 | - | |
| Keratitis | — | — | 1 | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | 1 | - | |
| DefectiveVision(exoludingSquint) | 262 | 159 | 79 | 3 | |
| Squint | 12 | 8 | 4 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 9 | 6 | 64 | — | |
| Defective Hearing | 18 | 8 | 15 | — | |
| Ear | Otitis Media | 6 | 15 | 34 | 1 |
| Other Ear Diseases | 8 | 4 | 46 | 1 | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 137 | 244 | 122 | 1 |
| Adenoids only | 12 | 7 | 12 | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids.. | 77 | 23 | 157 | — | |
| .Other Conditions | 36 | 22 | 204 | 3 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 17 | 33 | 47 | 2 | |
| Defective Speech | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 622 | — | 76 | — | |
| Heart and Circulation | 'Heart Disease:— | ||||
| Organic | — | 21 | 7 | — | |
| Functional | — | 29 | 3 | 1 | |
| .Anaemia .. | 55 | 52 | 54 | 2 | |
| Lung | Bronchitis | 134 | 122 | 44 | — |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | |
| Tuber-oulosift | 'Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Definite | — | — | — | — | |
| Suspected | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
| Glands | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Spine | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Hip | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| Skin | 2 | — | — | ||
| Nervous System | Other Forms | — | — | — | — |
| Epilepsy | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Chorea | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 25 | 24 | 29 | — | |
| Deformities | Rickets | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 15 | — | 4 | — | |
| Other Forms | 90 | 22 | 20 | — | |
| Other defects and diseases | 320 | 177 | 516 | 7 | |