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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 1936

[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, 1936.

TABLE II.

A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1936.

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 be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Skin—
(1) Ringworm—Scalp——23-
(2) Ringworm—Body31146-
(3) Scabies14—203-
(4) Impetigo6—690-
(5) Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous)1023839821
TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5)1253950441
Eye—
(6) Blepharitis428313-
(7) Conjunctivitis1394561
(8) Keratitis1—12-
(9) Corneal Opacities3—6-
(10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision & Squint)12103091
TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10)712710962
(11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint)5361055367
93181471
Ear—
(13) Defective Hearing347712
(14) Otitis Media8210496—
(15) Other Ear Diseases543378—
Nose and Throat—
(16) Chronic Tonsillitis only191187683
(17) Adenoids only2224184
(18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids33866291—
(19) Other Conditions12841163—
(20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)17451581
(21) Defective Speech6293330
Heart and Circulation—
Heart Disease:
(22) Organic341275146
(23) Functional14322
(24) Anaemia164451077