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Hornsey 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE II.(A)— RETURN OP DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1925.

TABLE II.

(A)— RETURN OP DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1925.

Defect or Disease.Routine InspectionsSpecial 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)
Malnutrifion191
Uncleanliness (See Table IV, Group V).126———
Skin——8—
,, body——18—
Scabies——16—
Impetigo1—117—
Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous)13129—
EyeBlepharitis8—23—
Conjunctivitis3—22—
Keratitis————
Corneal Opacities————
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)126100_
Squint7—23—
Other Conditions1—63—
EarDefective Hearing4216—
Otitis Media14171—
Other Ear Diseases1155—
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only27125636
Adenoids only13443
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids81884
Other Conditions—1843
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)_100422
Defective Speech—11——
Teeth—Dental Diseases (See Table IV., Group IV.)565—11—
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease:
Organic—3—3
Functional—32—13
Anaemia——151—
LungsBronchitis—48561
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases1541—
TuberculosisPulmonary:
Definite—1——
Suspected2465
Non-Pulmonary:
Glands—1——
Spine————
Hip————
Other Bones and Joints————
Skin————
Other Forms————
Nervous SystemEpilepsy—111
Chorea—2104
Other Conditions—85—
DeformitiesRickets————
Spinal Curvature————
Other Forms120135
Other Defects and Disease—1265815