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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
Walthamstow 1936
[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, 1936.
| 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) | (6) | ||
| Skin | Ringworm:— | |||||
| 1 | Scalp | 2 | — | 10 | — | |
| 2 | Body | 4 | — | 23 | — | |
| 3 | Scabies | 4 | — | 44 | — | |
| 4 | Impetigo | 21 | — | 210 | — | |
| 5 | Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 83 | 3 | 198 | — | |
| Eye | Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 114 | 3 | 485 | — | |
| 6 | Blepharitis | 60 | — | 60 | — | |
| 7 | Conjunctivitis | 21 | 1 | 180 | — | |
| 8 | Keratitis | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 15 | 1 | 89 | — | |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 96 | 2 | 329 | — | ||
| 11 | Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 234 | 39 | 109 | _ | |
| 12 | Squint | 17 | 2 | 22 | — | |
| Ear | 13 | Defective Hearing | 19 | — | 6 | — |
| 14 | Otitis Media | 28 | 6 | 154 | — | |
| 15 | Other Ear Diseases | 7 | 3 | 45 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | 16 | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 96 | 216 | 38 | 13 |
| 17 | Adenoids only | 12 | 46 | 3 | — | |
| 18 | Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 2 | 9 | 16 | — | |
| 19 | Other Conditions | 28 | 3 | 316 | — | |
| 20Enlarged Cervical Glands(Non-Tuberculous) | 135 | — | 35 | — | ||
| 21 Defective Speech | 27 | 4 | 14 | — | ||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:— | |||||
| 22 | Organic | 33 | 27 | 9 | — | |
| 23 | Functional | 14 | 23 | 3 | — | |
| 24 | Anaemia | 79 | 2 | 26 | — | |
| Lungs | 25 | Bronchitis | 119 | 42 | 11 | — |
| 26 | Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | |||||
| 27 | Definite | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | Suspected Non-Pulmonary:— | — | 2 | — | — | |
| 29 | Glands | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| 31 | Skin | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 32 | Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Nervous System | 33 | Epilepsy | 6 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 34 | Chorea | 5 | 1 | 12 | — | |
| 35 | Other Conditions | 12 | — | — | — | |
| Deformities | 36 | Rickets | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| 37 | Spinal Curvature | 7 | — | 1 | — | |
| 38 | Other Forms | 11 | 6 | 34 | — | |
| 39 Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 261 | 29 | 1,533 | — | ||
| Total | 1,376 | 469 | 3,207 | 13 | ||