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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE II.
A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1928.
| Disease or Defect | 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) |
| Malnutrition | 260 | 25 | 89 | 16 |
| Unclean Head | 164 | — | 23 | 29 |
| „ Body | 26 | — | 5 | — |
| Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm—Head | 3 | — | 75 | — |
| Body | 11 | — | 205 | — |
| Scabies | 9 | — | 91 | — |
| Impetigo | 51 | — | 962 | — |
| Other Skin Dis. (not T.B.) | 188 | 17 | 2,749 | 2 |
| Eye— | ||||
| Blepharitis | 57 | 7 | 214 | 2 |
| Conjunctivitis | 38 | 1 | 608 | — |
| Keratitis | 7 | — | 13 | 1 |
| Corneal Ulcer | 2 | 1 | 40 | - |
| Corneal Opacities | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Defective Vision | 1,198 | 127 | 776 | 17 |
| Squint | 289 | 19 | 108 | 6 |
| Other Conditions | 22 | 2 | 202 | 9 |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective Hearing | 98 | 19 | 147 | 3 |
| Otitis Media | 169 | 4 | 605 | 2 |
| Other Ear Diseases | 68 | 8 | 175 | — |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 837 | 243 | 171 | 20 |
| Adenoids only | 209 | 51 | 88 | 5 |
| Enlarged Tons, and Ads. | 756 | 53 | 583 | 51 |
| Other Conditions | 79 | 9 | 84 | 18 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands | ||||
| (not T.B.) | 31 | 26 | 142 | 2 |
| Defective Speech | 29 | 16 | 127 | 10 |
| Teeth—Oral Sepsis | 676 | 14 | 85 | 1 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease—Organic | 58 | 101 | 45 | 53 |
| ,, ,, Functional | 2 | 51 | — | 17 |
| Anaemia | 307 | 34 | 157 | 27 |
| Lungs. | ||||
| Bronchitis | 259 | 7 | 44 | 14 |
| Other Dis. (not T.B.) | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 |