Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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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) | |
Malnutrition | 15 | 5 | 81 | 7 | |
Uncleanliness:—(See Table IV., Group V.) | |||||
Skin | Ringworm:— | ||||
Scalp | 3 | — | 89 | 1 | |
Body | — | — | 64 | - | |
Scabies | 5 | — | 54 | - | |
Impetigo | 15 | — | 547 | - | |
Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous] | 31 | — | 351 | 9 | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 18 | — | 68 | - |
Conjunctivitis | 3 | — | 138 | - | |
Keratitis | 2 | — | 4 | - | |
Corneal Opacities | 1 | — | 7 | - | |
Defective Vision (excluding | |||||
Squint) | 305 | 14 | 451 | - | |
Squint | 38 | — | 132 | - | |
Other Conditions | 2 | 1 | 241 | - | |
Gar | Defective Hearing | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Otitis Media | 45 | 2 | 225 | 3 | |
Other Ear Diseases | 41 | — | 112 | 1 | |
Nose and Throat | 'Enlarged Tonsils only | 209 | 114 | 78 | 5 |
Adenoids only | 30 | 15 | 40 | 2 | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 311 | 30 | 282 | 4 | |
Other Conditions | 11 | 2 | 201 | 12 | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 9 | 13 | 91 | 4 | |
Defective Speech | 10 | 2 | 31 | 3 | |
Teeth—Dental Diseases | — | — | — | — | |
(See Table IV., Group IV.) | |||||
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:— | ||||
Organic | 7 | 18 | 31 | 11 | |
Functional | 11 | 40 | 17 | 10 | |
Anaemia | 64 | 8 | 319 | 23 | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 99 | 108 | 410 | 15 |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 3 | 52 | 3 | |
Tuberoulosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
Definite | — | 1 | 14 | — | |
Suspected | 6 | 4 | 30 | 7 | |
Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
Glands | 4 | — | 10 | 1 | |
Spine | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | |
Hip | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
Other Bones and Joints | 1 | — | 7 | — | |
Skin | 1 | — | 4 | — | |
Other Forms | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 3 | 16 | 1 | |
Chorea | 7 | 2 | 87 | 1 | |
Other Conditions | 10 | 8 | 62 | 4 | |
Deformities | Rickets | 4 | 2 | 40 | — |
Spinal Curvature | 14 | 1 | 26 | — | |
Other Forms | 65 | 10 | 718 | 1 | |
Other defects and diseases | 107 | 42 | 1,346 | 72 |