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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
Walthamstow 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE II.
Return of defects found in the course of Medical Inspection in 1921.
| Defects or Disease. 1 | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for treatment. 2 | Number requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for treatment. 3 | Number referred for treatment. 4 | Number requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for treatment. 5 | ||
| Malnutrition | 6 | 8 | 1 | - | |
| Uncleanliness, Head Pediculi | 18 | - | - | - | |
| ,, ,, Nits | 67 | 67 | 21 | - | |
| ,, Body | 5 | 2 | - | - | |
| Skin. | Ringworm, Head | 3 | - | 121 | - |
| ,, Body | - | - | 122 | - | |
| Scabies | 1 | - | 68 | - | |
| Impetigo | 10 | - | 592 | - | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tubercular) | 6 | 3 | 9 | - | |
| Eye. | Blepharitis | 17 | - | 50 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 3 | - | 145 | - | |
| Keratitis | - | - | - | - | |
| Corneal Ulcer | - | - | 12 | - | |
| ,, Opacities | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Defective Vision | 370 | 5 | 350 | 3 | |
| Squint | 15 | - | 1 | - | |
| Other Conditions | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Ear. | Defective Hearing | 208 | 45 | 4 | - |
| Otitis Media | 70 | - | 68 | - | |
| Other Ear Disease | 12 | - | 7 | - | |
| Nose and Throat. | Enlarged Tonsils | 214 | 237 | 98 | - |
| Adenoids | 60 | 15 | 5 | - | |
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 32 | 12 | 5 | - | |
| Other Conditions | 9 | 9 | 110 | - | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tubercular) | - | 26 | - | 20 | |
| Defective Speech | 2 | 7 | - | 3 | |
| Teeth-(see Table IV.) | - | - | - | - | |
| Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease, Organic | - | 14 | - | - |
| ,, ,, Functional | - | 101 | - | 11 | |
| Angemia | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Lungs. | Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh | 8 | 71 | 20 | 3 |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | 2 | - | - | - | |
| T uberculosis. | Pulmonary Definite | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| ,, Suspected | 14 | 54 | 2 | 3 | |
| Non-Pulmonary Glands | 2 | 16 | - | 1 | |
| „ Spine | - | - | - | ||
| ” Hip | - | - | - | ||
| ,, Other Bones & Joints | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| ,, Skin | - | - | - | - | |
| ,, Other Forms | - | - | - | - | |
| Nervous System. | Epilepsy | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Chorea | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Other Conditions | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | |
| Deformities. | Rickets | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Spinal Curvature | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Other Forms | 2 | 7 | - | - | |
| Other Defecis or Diseases | 21 | 31 | 308 | 7 | |
| Number of Individual Children having Defects which required Treatment or to be Kept Under Observation | 5994 | ||||