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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 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: TABLE II.A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1932.

TABLE II.

A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1932.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
Requiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to bo kept observation, but not requiring treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition3331 13329074
Uncleanliness (See Table IV., Group V.)----
Skin—
Ringworm—Scalp2—44—
„ Body8—133—
Scabies21—233—
Impetigo46—1,004-
Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous)130222,0463
Eye—
Blepharitis608302—
Conjunctivitis23—512—
Keratitis217—
Corneal Opacities52213
Defective Vision (Excluding Squint)1434222109414
Squint1904322813
Other Conditions13103055
Ear—
Defective Hearing343311355
Otitis Media169196902
Other Ear Diseases43103073
Nose and Throat—
Enlarged Tonsils only7953083717
Adenoids only3517371
Enlarged Tons. and Ads.54237408—
Other Conditions4791636
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)3749277-
Defective Speech20415523
Teeth—Dental Diseases (Sec Table IV., Group IV.)11476232
Heart and Circulation—
Heart Disease—Organic341213354
„ „ Functional1348514
Anaemia1878112021
Lungs—
Bronchitis128| 584510
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases178136