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.—Returr of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1937.
Defeot or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under obser-vation, but not re-quiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not retiring Treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Ringworm:— | |||||
1 | Scalp | — | - | 4 | - |
2 | Body | 1 | - | 28 | - |
Skin 3 | Scabies | — | - | 31 | - |
4 | Impetigo | 14 | - | 188 | - |
5 | Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 60 | 2 | 256 | - |
Total (Heads ) to 5) | 75 | 2 | 507 | - | |
6 | Blepharitis | 36 | 2 | 68 | - |
7 | Conjunctivitis | 9 | — | 166 | - |
8 | Keratitis | - | — | — | - |
Eye 9 | Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | - |
10 | Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 14 | — | 91 | - |
Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 59 | 2 | 325 | - | |
11 Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 262 | 31 | 112 | 1 | |
12 | Squint | 18 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
13 | Defective Hearing | 23 | 3 | 8 | - |
Ear 14 | Otitis Media | 28 | 10 | 125 | - |
15 | Other Ear Diseases | 8 | - | 43 | - |
16 | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 95 | 209 | 37 | 4 |
Nose and 17 | 1 Adenoids only .. | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
Throat 18 | Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
19 | Other Conditions | 16 | - | 201 | - |
20Enlarged | Cervical Glands(Non-Tuberculous | 92 | 2 | 36 | - |
21 Defective | Speech | 27 | 12 | 23 | — |
Heart Disease:— | |||||
Heart and 22 | Organic | 26 | 9 | 10 | -_ |
Circula- 23 | Functional | 30 | 16 | 5 | - |
tion 24 | (Anaemia | 33 | - | 28 | - |
Luues 25 | Bronchitis | 109 | 20 | 16 | — |
26 | Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | - | 16 | — |
Pulmonary:— | |||||
27 | Definite | - | - | - | - |
Tuber- 28 | Suspected | - | 2 | - | - |
culosis | Non-Pulmonary:— | ||||
29 | Glands | - | - | - | - |
30 | Bones and Joints | - | - | - | - |
31 | Skin | 1 | - | - | - |
32 | Other Forms | — | — | — | — |
Total (Heads 29 to 32) | 1 | — | - | - | |
Nervous 33 | Epilepsy | 8 | 2 | 1 | - |
System 34 | Chorea | 2 | 3 | 10 | - |
35 | Other Conditions | 1 | - | - | - |
Defor- 36 | Rickets | 6 | 2 | - | - |
mities 37 | Spinal Curvature | 3 | - | 4 | - |
38 | Other Forms | 31 | 6 | 39 | - |
39 Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 259 | 34 | 1,492 | - | |
Total number of defects | 1,228 | 377 | 3,079 | 11 |