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Hornsey 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE II.
(A) RETURN OP DEFECTS POUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1938.
Note.—All defects noted at routine medical inspection as requiring treatment should be included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.
| 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) Ringworm, scalp | ... | ... | 9 | ... | |
| (2) „ body | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ||
| (3) Scabies | ... | ... | 227 | ... | ||
| (4) Impetigo | ... | ... | 25 | ... | ||
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-tuberoulous) | ... | ... | 180 | ... | ||
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | ... | ... | 260 | ... | ||
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 2 | ... | 35 | ... | ||
| (8) Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | |||
| (9) Corneal Opacities | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint | 2 | 2 | 26 | ... | ||
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 6 | 4 | 66 | ... | ||
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 107 | ... | 126 | ... | ||
| (12) Squint | 32 | ... | 31 | ... | ||
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | |
| (14) Otitis Media | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ||
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 7 | 4 | 78 | ... | ||
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 8 | 13 | 25 | ... | |
| (17) Adenoids only | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||
| (19) Other conditions | 20 | 36 | 97 | ... | ||
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-T uberculous) | 1 | 8 | 20 | ... | ||
| (21) Defective Speech | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : (22) Organic | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (23) Functional | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | ||
| (24) Anaemia | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ||
| Lungs | (25) Brouchitis | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (27) Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (28) Suspected | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||
| Non-Pulmonary : | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (29) Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (30) Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (31) Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (32) Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| (34) Chorea | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| (35) Other Conditions | 1 | 55 | 10 | ... | ||
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| (38) Other Forms | 5 | 185 | 2 | ... | ||
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 2 | 34 | 618 | ... | ||
| TOTALS | 203 | 359 | 1,371 | ... | ||