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Hornsey 1931
[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.
| DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No, of Defects. | |||||
| Requiring treatmen | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept .under observation, but not requiring treatment. | |||
| (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||
| Malnutrition- | 45 | |||||
| Uncleanliness (See Table IV., Group V.) | ||||||
| Skin | Ringworm, scalp | 5 | ||||
| „ body | 4 | |||||
| Scabies | 9 | |||||
| Impetigo | 47 | |||||
| Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 1 | 72 | ||||
| Eye | Blepharitis | 1 | 5 | |||
| Conjunctivitis | 31 | |||||
| Keratitis | ||||||
| Corneal Opacities | 1 | |||||
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 169 | 31 | 111 | |||
| Squint | 24 | 2 | 35 | |||
| Other Conditions | 4 | 102 | ||||
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 10 | 9 | |||
| Otitis Media | 2 | 0 | 20 | |||
| Other Ear Diseases | 4 | 33 | ||||
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 2 | 14 | 11 | ||
| Adenoids only | 1 | |||||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 2 | 4 | 12 | |||
| Other conditions | 7 | 75 | ||||
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Defective Speech | 2 | |||||
| Teeth | Dental Diseases (see note a) (See Table IV., Group IV.) | 665 | 0 | |||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | |||||
| Organic | 2 | |||||
| Functional | ||||||
| Anaemia | 78 | |||||
| Langs | Bronchitis | 17 | 3 | |||
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | ||||||
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | |||||
| Definite | ||||||
| Suspected | ||||||
| Non-Pulmonary: | ||||||
| Glands | ||||||
| Spine | ||||||
| Hip | ||||||
| Other Bones and Joints | ||||||
| Skin | ||||||
| Other Forms | ||||||
| Nervous SysteM | Epilepsy | |||||
| Chorea | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Other Conditions | ||||||
| Deformities | Rickets | 5 | ||||
| Spinal Curvature | 9 | |||||
| Other Forms | 135 | |||||
| Other Defects and Diseases | 4 | 5 | 624 | |||