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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE 2—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF MEDICAL INSPECTION IN 1921.
Routine | Inspections | Specials | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defect or Disease. | Number referred for Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for Treatment. | N umber referred for Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for Treatment. | |
Malnutrition | 2 | 192 | 7 | 1 | |
Uncleanliness, head | 171 | — | 2 | — | |
„ body | 3 | — | — | — | |
Skin | Ringworm, head | 2 | — | 41 | — |
body | — | — | 21 | — | |
Scabies | 10 | — | 43 | — | |
Impetigo | — | — | 254 | — | |
Other Diseases (non-Tubercular) | 20 | 1 | 189 | — | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 22 | — | 46 | — |
Conjunctivitis | 3 | — | 53 | — | |
Keratitis | — | — | 1 | — | |
Corneal Ulcer | — | — | 3 | — | |
Corneal Opacities | 2 | — | — | — | |
Defective Vision | 206 | 1 | 121 | — | |
Squint | 44 | 2 | 17 | — | |
other Conditions | 2 | — | 33 | — | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 34 | 1 | 24 | — |
Otitis Media | 36 | 3 | 95 | — | |
Other Ear Diseases | 18 | 1 | 52 | — | |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 85 | 87 | 61 | 2 |
Adenoids | 14 | 5 | 24 | — | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 79 | 14 | 45 | ||
other Conditions | — | — | 116 | 8 | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tubercular) | 95 | 74 | 26 | 3 | |
Defective Speech | 1 | 9 | — | — | |
Teeth: Dental Diseases | 234 | — | 23 | — | |
Heart and Circula- tion | Heart Disease : Organic | — | 5 | — | 6 |
Functional | 1 | 73 | 4 | 10 | |
Anæntia | — | 31 | 63 | 9 | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | — | 23 | 6 | — |
Other non-Tubercular Disease | 2 | 4 | 38 | 4 | |
Tuber culosis | Pulmonary : Definite | 7 | — | — | — |
Suspected | — | 41 | 4 | 6 | |
Non-Pulmonary: Glands | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | |
Spine | — | — | — | — | |
Hip | — | 1 | — | — | |
Other Bones and Joints | — | 1 | — | — | |
Skin | — | — | — | — | |
Other Forms | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | 3 | — | 2 |
Chorea | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | |
other Conditions | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
Deformities | Rickets | — | 6 | — | — |
Spinal Curvature | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Other Forms | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | |
Other | Defects and Disease | 14 | 14 | 317 | 12 |
Number of Individual Children having defects which required treatment or to be kept under observation | 2,584 |