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Hornsey 1937
[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, 1937.
| 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 tint requiring treatment. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3. | (4) | (5) | ||
| Skin | (1) Ringworm, scalp - | ... | ... | 9 | ... | |
| (2) „ body - | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ||
| (3) Scabies - | 2 | ... | 19 | ... | ||
| (4) Impetigo . | 2 | ... | 41 | ... | ||
| (5) Other Diseases (Non tuber - culous) | 2 | ... | 148 | ... | ||
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 6 | ... | 224 | ... | ||
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 4 | 1 | 6 | ... | |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 2 | ... | 32 | ... | ||
| (8) Keratitis . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (9) Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint | ... | 2 | 11 | ... | ||
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 6 | 3 | 49 | ... | ||
| (11) Defective Vision vexclnding Squint) | 157 | 11 | 135 | ... | ||
| (12) Squint . | 16 | ... | 39 | ... | ||
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 5 | ... | 8 | ... | |
| (14) Otitis Media | 2 | ... | 26 | ... | ||
| (I5) Other Ear Diseases | ... | ... | 43 | ... | ||
| Nose and Th roat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only - | 3 | ... | 18 | ... | |
| (17) Adenoids only . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 19 | ... | 88 | ... | |||
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (N on-Tuberculous) | ... | ... | 36 | ... | ||
| (21) Defective Speech | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (22) Organic . | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| (23) Functional | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (24) Ansemia . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| (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 | 3 | ... | ||
| (35) Other Conditions | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Deformities | (36) Rickets . | ... | 17 | ... | ... | |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| (38) Other Forms - | 16 | 266 | 10 | ... | ||
| (3S») Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 1 | ... | 730 | ... | ||
| TOTALS - | 234 | 309 | 1409 | ... | ||