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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
West Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table II.—
| Disear or Defect. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, butnotrequiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation butnotrequiring treatment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands(not T.B.) | 28 | 50 | 127 | 3 |
| Defective Speech | 57 | 39 | 54 | 48 |
| Teeth—Oral Sepsis | 1.200 | 414 | 109 | 13 |
| Heart & Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease—Organic | 36 | 119 | 5 | 30 |
| „ „ Functional | 2 | 59 | 1 | 12 |
| 257 | 18 | 400 | 14 | |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 187 | 10 | 23 | 29 |
| Other Dis.(not T.B.) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary : Definite | 20 | 102 | 14 | - |
| Suspected | 10 | 4 | 37 | 39 |
| Non-Pulmonary: Glands | 8 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Hip | - | — | 1 | 2 |
| Other Bones and Joints | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Skin | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Other Forms | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nervous System- | ||||
| Epilepsy | 6 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Chorea | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 |
| Other Conditions | 37 | 5 | 23 | 9 |
| Deformities- | ||||
| Rickets | 4 | _ | _ | - |
| Spinal Curvature | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Other Forms | 25 | 22 | 34 | 22 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 228 | 95 | 2,690 | 33 |