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 OP DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1935.
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) | |
Skin - | (1)ingworm, scalp - | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(2) ,, body | ... | ... | 8 | ... | |
(3) Scabies' | 1 | ... | 21 | ... | |
(4) Impetigo | 3 | ... | 31 | ... | |
(5) Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 6 | ... | 100 | ... | |
TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 10 | ... | 160 | ... | |
Eye | 6) Blepharitis - | 11 | ... | 7 | ... |
7) Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | 20 | ... | |
8) Keratitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
9) Corneal Opacities - | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint | ... | ... | 22 | ... | |
TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 13 | ... | 49 | ... | |
U) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 191 | 17 | 163 | ... | |
[12) Squint - | 18 | 2 | 31 | ... | |
Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 8 | ... | 4 | ... |
(14) Otitis Media | 8 | ... | 13 | ... | |
(15) Other Ear Diseases | ... | ... | 36 | ... | |
Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only - | 5 | 7 | 1 | ... |
(17) Adenoids only . | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(19) Other conditions | 7 | ... | 51 | ... | |
(20) | Enlarged Cervical Glands (N on-Tuberculous) | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
(21) | Defective Speech | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(22) Organic | ... | 7 | ... | ... | |
(23) Functional | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(24) Ansemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | .... | ... | ... | ... |
(26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary ; | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(27) Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(28) Suspected Non-Pulmonary : | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(29) Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(30) Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(31) Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(32) Other Forms - | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Nervous System | (33)Epilepsy .... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(34) Chorea | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
(35) Other Conditions | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Defor-mities | (36) Rickets | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
(37) Spinal Curvature | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |
(38) Other Forms | 236 | 10 | 6 | ... | |
(39) | other Defects and Diseases (exclud-ing Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 3 | ... | 868 | ... |
TOTALS - | 508 | 44 | 1383 | ... |