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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 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Table II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1925.

Table II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1925.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observa tion ,but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observa tion ,but not requiring Treatment.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition155817
Uncleanliness:—(See Table IV., Group V.)
SkinRingworm:—
Scalp3—891
Body——64-
Scabies5—54-
Impetigo15—547-
Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous]31—3519
EyeBlepharitis18—68-
Conjunctivitis3—138-
Keratitis2—4-
Corneal Opacities1—7-
Defective Vision (excluding
Squint)30514451-
Squint38—132-
Other Conditions21241-
GarDefective Hearing8291
Otitis Media4522253
Other Ear Diseases41—1121
Nose and Throat'Enlarged Tonsils only209114785
Adenoids only3015402
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids311302824
Other Conditions11220112
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)913914
Defective Speech102313
Teeth—Dental Diseases————
(See Table IV., Group IV.)
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease:—
Organic7183111
Functional11401710
Anaemia64831923
LungsBronchitis9910841015
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases23523
TuberoulosisPulmonary:—
Definite—114—
Suspected64307
Non-Pulmonary:—
Glands4—101
Spine3—51
Hip2171
Other Bones and Joints1—7—
Skin1—4—
Other Forms2—31
Nervous SystemEpilepsy3161
Chorea72871
Other Conditions108624
DeformitiesRickets4240—
Spinal Curvature14126—
Other Forms65107181
Other defects and diseases107421,34672