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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
Tottenham 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table II.—Return of Defects found in the Course or Medical Inspection in 1924.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under Observation, but not referred for Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Malnutrition | 1 | - | |
| Uncleanliness:— | - | ||
| Head | — | - | |
| Body | — | - | |
| Skin 1 | Ringworm | - | |
| Head | — | - | |
| Body | — | - | |
| Scabies | — | - | |
| Impetigo | — | - | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tubercular) | 8 | - | |
| Eye | 'Blepharitis .. | 1 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 2 | - | |
| Keratitis | — | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | - | |
| Defective Vision | 59 | 1 | |
| Squint | — | - | |
| Other Conditions | 2 | - | |
| Ear- | Defective Hearing | 2 | - |
| Otitis Media | 2 | - | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 4 | - | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 12 | 1 |
| Adenoids | 5 | - | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 11 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 3 | - | |
| Enl. Cervica | Glands (Non-Tubercular) | 2 | 1 |
| Defective Speech | — | - | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:— | - | |
| Organic | 3 | 1 | |
| Functional | 2 | 9 | |
| .Anaemia | 4 | — | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh | 1 | 3 |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases .. 'Pulmonary:— | - | — | |
| Tuberculosis | Definite | — | |
| Suspected | 1 | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | |||
| Glands | — | ||
| Spine | — | — | |
| Hip | — | — | |
| Other Bones and Joints | — | — | |
| Skin | — | ||
| .Other Forms | — | — | |
| Epilepsy | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Chorea | — | — |
| Other Conditions | 2 | 1 | |
| Deformities | Rickets | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 7 | _ | |
| Other Forms | 18 | 2 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 15 | 1 | |