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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 1938
[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. | ||
| (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 7 | 9 | 16 | ... | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : | ||||
| (22) Organic | 10 | 1 | ... | ||
| (23) Functional | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... | |
| (24) Anæmia | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 11 | 7 | 37 | ... |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 11 | 2 | 27 | ... | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary :— (27) Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (28) Suspected | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Non-Pulmonary : | |||||
| (20) Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| (31) Skin | ... | ... | .... | ... | |
| (32) Other Forms | .. | 1 | ... | ... | |
| TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | 1 | 1 | ... | .. | |
| Nervous ] System j | (33) Epilepsy | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| (34) Chorea | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | |
| (35) Other Conditions | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | 3 | 8 | 1 | .. |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 3 | 2 | ... | ||
| (38) Other Forms | 21 | 11 | 25 | 1 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 33 | 13 | 755 | 116 | |
| Total number of defects | 272 | 261 | 1875 | 139 | |