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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
Wimbledon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE II,—
| 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) | (5) | ||
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberoulous) | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: (22) Organic | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| (28) Functional | 6 | 2 | |||
| (24) Anaemia | . 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 18 | 4 | 23 | 3 |
| (26) OtherNon-Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 4 | 20 | ... | |
| Tuberculosis | 'Pulmonary:— (27) Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (28) Suspected | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Non-Pulmonary : (29) Glands | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 130) Bones and Joints | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| (31) Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (32) Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| (34) Chorea | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| (35) Other Conditions | 5 | 2 | 5 | ... | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | 7 | 8 | 2 | ... |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 2 | 3 | ... | ||
| (38) Other Forms | 27 | 10 | 28 | 4 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Un-cleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 33 | 21 | 652 | 109 | |
| Total number of defects | 258 | 255 | 1621 | 149 | |