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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 1930
[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, 1930.
| 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 | ||||
| Unclean Head | - | |||
| 1 | — | |||
| Ringworm—Head | — | — | ||
| — | — | |||
| Scabies | 1 | — | ||
| Impetigo | 1 | — | ||
| Other Skin Dis. (not T.B.) | ||||
| Blepharitis | — | |||
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | — | ||
| Keratitis | 1 | 1 | ||
| Corneal Ulcer | — | |||
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | |
| Defective Vision | 15 | |||
| Squint | 1 | |||
| Other Conditions | ||||
| Defective Hearing | ||||
| Otitis Media | 1 | |||
| Other Ear Diseases | — | |||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | ||||
| Adenoids only | ||||
| Enlarged Tons. and Ads | ||||
| Other Conditions | 1 | |||
| Enlarged Cervical Glands | ||||
| (not T.B.) | ||||
| Defective Speech | ||||
| Teeth—Oral Sepsis | 1 | |||
| Heart Disease—Organic | ||||
| Anaemia | ||||
| Bronchitis | ||||
| Other Dis. (not T.B.) | - | |||