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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Table
| 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) | ||
| Ringworm:— | ||||||
| Skin | 1 | Scalp | — | — | 9 | - |
| 2 | Body | 3 | — | 28 | - | |
| 3 | Scabies | 2 | — | 52 | - | |
| 4 | Impetigo | 6 | 2 | 152 | - | |
| 5 | Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 78 | 1 | 206 | - | |
| Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 89 | 3 | 447 | - | ||
| 6 | Blepharitis | 46 | — | 87 | - | |
| 7 | Conjunctivitis | 22 | — | 217 | - | |
| 8 | Keratitis | - | - | - | - | |
| Eye | 9 | Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | - |
| 10 | Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 12 | - | 95 | - | |
| Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 80 | — | 399 | — | ||
| 11 | Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 204 | 18 | 105 | 1 | |
| 12 | Squint | 27 | 10 | 20 | - | |
| 13 | Defective Hearing | 10 | 5 | 103 | - | |
| Ear | 14 | Otitis Media | 30 | 11 | 212 | - |
| 15 | Other Ear Diseases | 2 | 2 | 92 | - | |
| 16 | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 86 | 235 | 66 | 25 | |
| Nose and Throat | 17 | Adenoids only | 5 | 16 | - | - |
| 18 | Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | |
| 19 | Other Conditions | 16 | 2 | 291 | - | |
| 20 Enlarged | Cervical Glands(Non-Tuberculous| | 99 | — | 34 | - | |
| 21 Defective | Speech | 16 | 9 | 20 | 2 | |
| Heart Disease:- | ||||||
| Heart and Circulation Lungs | 22 | Organic | 35 | 7 | 10 | — |
| 23 | Functional | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | |
| 24 | Anaemia | 31 | 4 | 28 | — | |
| 25 | Bronchitis | 75 | 13 | 4 | - | |
| 26 | Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | - | 13 | - | |
| Pulmonary:— | ||||||
| 27 | Definite | — | — | - | — | |
| Tuberculosis | 28 | Suspected | — | — | — | — |
| Non-Pulmonary :— | ||||||
| 29 | Glands | — | — | - | — | |
| 30 | Bones and Joints | 1 | — | - | - | |
| 31 | Skin | - | — | - | — | |
| 32 | Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Nervous System | 33 | Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 34 | | Chorea | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 35 | 1 Other Conditions | — | — | 4 | — | |
| Deformities | 36 | Rickets | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 37 | Spinal Curvature | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 38 | Other Forms | 29 | 10 | 42 | — | |
| 39 Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Un-cleanliness and Dental Diseases | 221 | 26 | 1,879 | 2 | ||
| Total number of defects | 1,084 | 406 | 3,785 | 32 | ||