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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table 11. A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1936.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Especial Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Skin | Ringworm:— | ||||
| Scalp | — | — | 11 | — | |
| Body | — | — | 21 | — | |
| Scabies* | 6 | — | 88 | — | |
| Impetigo | 1 | — | 230 | — | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 6 | 364 | 1 | ||
| Eye | Blepharitis | 8 | — | 67 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 4 | — | 141 | — | |
| Keratitis | — | — | 4 | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Other Conditions (excluding De fective Vision and Squint | 2 | - | 71 | 1 | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 266 | 31 | 565 | - | |
| Squint | 19 | — | 130 | — | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 24 | 1 | 10 | — |
| Otitis Media | 15 | — | 88 | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 3 | — | 81 | 1 | |
| Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 141 | 131 | 309 | 13 |
| Adenoids only | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 112 | 9 | 80 | 3 | |
| Other Conditions | 29 | 2 | 188 | 15 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 4 | 1 | 43 | 4 | |
| Defective Speech | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease:— | ||||
| Organic | 3 | 18 | 38 | 7 | |
| Functional | 1 | 36 | 4 | 3 | |
| Anaemia | 17 | 2 | 158 | — | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 24 | 43 | 422 | — |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 3 | 34 | — | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Definite | — | — | 6 | — | |
| Suspected | 2 | 8 | 15 | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
| Glands | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Bones and Joints | 1 | — | 4 | — | |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Forms | — | _ | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Chorea | 8 | 4 | 61 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 7 | 3 | 40 | 7 | |
| Deformities | Rickets | 1 | — | 7 | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 8 | — | 7 | — | |
| Other Forms | 59 | 3 | 119 | — | |
| Other defects and diseases | 49 | 32 | 2351 | 15 | |
| Grand Total | 830 | 335 | 5783 | 82 | |