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 Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE II.—
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
Requiring treatment. | To be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | To be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | ||
(2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
Lungs | Bronchitis | 2 | - | 15 | - |
Other non-Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 3 | 14 | - | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
Definite | — | — | — | - | |
Suspected | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Non-Pulmonary— | |||||
Glands | — | - | 2 | — | |
Spine | — | — | — | — | |
Hip | — | — | — | — | |
Other bones & joints | — | - | 1 | — | |
Skin | — | — | 1 | - | |
Other forms | — | — | — | - | |
Nervous | Epilepsy | 1 | — | 2 | — |
System Chorea | — | — | 21 | - | |
Other Conditions | - | 6 | 4 | - | |
Deformites | Rickets | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Spinal Curvature | 11 | 3 | 2 | - | |
Other forms | 7 | 21 | 16 | - | |
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 13 | 41 | 768 | 204 |