London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
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Table II. Return of Defects found in the Course of Medical Inspection.
| Defect or Disease. | Code | Groups. | Specials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for treatment | Number requiring to be kept under observation | Number referred for treatment | Number requiring to be kept under observation | ||
| Malnutrition | 33 | 8 | 15 | 3 | |
| Uncleanliness:— | |||||
| Head | 1238 | ... | 504 | ... | |
| Body | 15 | ... | 18 | ... | |
| Ringworm:— | |||||
| Head (Hairy Scalp) | 12 | ... | 163 | ... | |
| Skin | Body (Face and other parts) | 134 | ... | 164 | ... |
| Scabies | 61 | ... | 464 | ... | |
| Impetigo | 47 | ... | 789 | ... | |
| Other Disease | 74 | ... | 468 | ... | |
| Defective Vision and Squint | 1015 | 9 | 282 | 10 | |
| Eye | External Eye Disease | 140 | ... | 210 | ... |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 102 | ... | 109 | ... |
| Ear Disease | 148 | ... | 117 | ... | |
| Nose and | Enlarged Tonsils | 1188 | 86 | 277 | 9 |
| Throat | and Adeuoids | ||||
| Defective Speech | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Heart Disease:— | |||||
| Heart & Circulation | Organic | 1 | 41 | 10 | 11 |
| Functional | 4 | 50 | 12 | 19 | |
| Anæmia | 24 | 75 | 46 | 23 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis:— | |||||
| Definite | 7 | 2 | 18 | 9 | |
| Lungs | Suspected | 5 | 21 | 27 | 25 |
| Chronic Bronchitis and | 38 | 266 | 45 | 23 | |
| Bronchial Catarrh | |||||
| Other Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
| Chorea | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | |
| Other Disease | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis:— | |||||
| Glands | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | |
| Bones and Joints | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Other Forms | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Rickets | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Deformities | 26 | 15 | 27 | 8 | |
| Other defects or diseases | 46 | 68 | 375 | 145 | |