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 Walthamstow]
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TABLE II.
A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1935.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Skin | (1) Ringworm—Scalp | 1 | - | 8 | - |
(2) „ Body | 1 | — | 31 | - | |
(3) Scabies | - | - | 33 | - | |
(4) Impetigo | 14 | - | 149 | — | |
(5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous | 41 | 3 | 169 | — | |
Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 57 | 3 | 390 | — | |
Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 46 | 3 | 52 | — |
(7) Conjunctivitis | 30 | — | 229 | - | |
(8) Keratitis | — | - | - | ||
(9) Corneal Opacities | 1 | — | - | - | |
(10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 13 | - | 71 | - | |
Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 90 | 3 | 352 | - | |
Ear | (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 340 | 32 | 92 | - |
(12) Squint | 28 | 10 | 14 | - | |
(13) Defective Hearing | 7 | 1 | 10 | - | |
(14) Otitis Media | 29 | 8 | 115 | - | |
(15) Other Ear Diseases | 9 | — | 31 | - | |
Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 109 | 253 | 33 | 12 |
(17) Adenoids only | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | |
(18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 7 | 12 | 11 | - | |
(19 Other Conditions | 21 | 2 | 250 | — | |
(20) Enlarged culous | Cervical Glands (Non-Tuber- | 140 | 3 | 30 | - |
(21) Defective Speech | 34 | 11 | 1 | - | |
Heart Disease :— | |||||
Heart and Circulation | (22) Organic | 41 | 19 | 9 | — |
(23) Functional | 27 | 40 | 5 | ||
(24) Anaemia | 39 | 5 | 13 | — | |
Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 110 | 32 | 12 | — |
(26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary :— | ||||
(27) Definite | — | — | — | — | |
(28) Suspected | — | — | — | — | |
Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
(29) Glands | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
(30) Bones and Joints | — | - | — | — | |
(31) Skin | — | — | — | — | |
(32) Other Forms | 1 | — | — | — | |
Total (Heads 29 to 32) | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | - | 2 | — | — |
(34) Chorea | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | |
(35) Other Conditions | 7 | — | — | — | |
Deformities | (36) Rickets | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
(37) Spinal Curvature | 5 | — | 1 | — | |
(38) Other Forms | 8 | 1 | 25 | — | |
(39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 393 | 25 | 1263 | 1 | |
Total | 1523 | 477 | 2679 | 14 |