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 II.
(A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1929.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections | Special 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) | |||
Malnutrition | — | 169 | 18 | — | |||
Uncleanliness | 66 | — | — | — | |||
(See Table IV, Group V). | |||||||
Skin | Ringworm, scalp | — | — | 6 | — | ||
,, body | — | — | 1 | — | |||
Scabies | 1 | — | 14 | — | |||
Impetigo | 2 | — | 26 | — | |||
Other Diseases(Nontuberculous) | 4 | — | 42 | — | |||
Eye | Blepharitis | 11 | — | 10 | — | ||
Conjunctivitis | — | — | 18 | — | |||
Keratitis | — | — | — | — | |||
Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |||
Defective Vision (excluding | |||||||
Squint) | 159 | — | 130 | — | |||
Squint | 3 | — | 33 | — | |||
Other Conditions | 1 | — | 51 | — | |||
Ear | Defective Hearing | 11 | — | 7 | — | ||
Otitis Media | 17 | — | 22 | — | |||
Other Ear Diseases | 4 | — | 16 | — | |||
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 27 | 122 | 35 | 1 | ||
Adenoids only | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 5 | 4 | 19 | — | |||
Other Conditions | 3 | — | 37 | — | |||
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Nontuberculous) | — | 79 | 3 | — | |||
Defective Speech | — | 1 | — | — | |||
Teeth—Dental Diseases | 899 | — | 2 | — | |||
(See Table IV., Group IV.) | |||||||
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ||||||
Organic | — | 4 | — | — | |||
Functional | 1 | 21 | 6 | — | |||
Anaemia | — | — | 75 | — | |||
Lungs | Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | ||
Other Nontuberculous Diseases | — | — | 2 | — | |||
Tuberculosis | Pulmonarv: | ||||||
Definite | — | — | — | — | |||
Suspected | — | — | 1 | — | |||
NonPulmonary: | |||||||
Glands | — | — | — | — | |||
Spine | — | — | — | — | |||
Hip | — | — | — | — | |||
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |||
Skin | — | — | — | — | |||
Other forms | — | — | — | — | |||
Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | 1 | 2 | — | ||
Chorea | — | — | 5 | — | |||
Other conditions | — | 1 | 2 | — | |||
Deformities | Rickets | — | — | — | — | ||
Spinal Curvature | — | 3 | 1 | — | |||
Other Forms | 2 | 5 | 12 | — | |||
Other Defects and Disease | 14 | 16 | 531 | — |