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 Croydon]
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Appendix B.
TABLE II.—Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection in 1920.
Diseask or Defect. | Routine Inspections. | " Specials." | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number referred for Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under obset vation but not referre-i for Treatment. | Number referred for Treatment. | Number requiring to be kept u ider observation but not referred for Treatment. | |
Malnutrition ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
Uncleanliness—Head | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Body | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Skin — | ||||
Ringworm—Head | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Body | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scabies | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Impetigo | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Diseases (non-tubercular) | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Eye— | ||||
Blepharitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Corneal Ulcer | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Defective Vision | 92 | 1 | ... | ... |
Squint | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Conditions | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ear— | ||||
Defective Hearing | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... |
Otitis Media | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Ear Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nose and Throat | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enlarged Tonsils | 10 | 17 | ... | ... |
Adenoids | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Other Conditions | 2 | 9 | ... | ... |
Enlarged Cervical Glands | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Defective Speech | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Heart and Circuiation-- | ||||
Heart Disease—Organic | 6 | 8 | ... | ... |
Functional | ... | 17 | ... | ... |
Ancemia | 4 | 29 | ... | ... |
Lungs- - | ||||
Bronchitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
Other non-tubercular Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis— | ||||
Pulmonary—Definite | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
Suspected | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
Non-pulmonary—Glands | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
Spine | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Hip | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other bones & joints | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nervous System— | ||||
Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chorea | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Other Conditions | ... | 7 | ... | ... |
Deformities— | ||||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spinal Curvature | 179 | 16 | ... | ... |
Other Forms | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
Other Defects and Diseases | ...0 | 12 | ... | ... |
Chest Expansion l½-in. or under | 18 | ... | ... | ... |
Defective Tkrth | 54 | ... | ... | ... |
Numbfr of Individual Children having Defects which rfquired
Treatment or to be kept under Observation 491