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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE II.—A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1933.
| DEFECT OR DISEASE | Routine Inspections. Number of defects. | Special Inspections. Number 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 treat ment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Malnutrition | 1 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Uncleanliness | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (See Table IV.—Group V.) | ||||
| Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm | ||||
| Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scabies | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Impetigo | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other diseases (non tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Eye— | ||||
| Blepharitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Corneal opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Defective vision (excluding squint). | 83 | 12 | 9 | ... |
| Squint | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other conditions | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ear- | ||||
| Defective hearing | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Otitis media | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other eat diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose and Throat | ||||
| Enlarged tonsils only | 10 | 18 | ... | ... |
| Adenoids only | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | ... | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Other conditions | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Defective Speech | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Teeth—Dental Disease | 83 | 3 | ... | ... |
| (See Table IV.—Group IV). | ||||
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease — | ||||
| Organic | ... | 7 | ... | ... |
| Functional | ... | 11 | ... | ... |
| Anæmia | 1 | 21 | ... | ... |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suspected | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Non-pulmonary— | ||||
| Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spine | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hip | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other bones & joints | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other forms | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nervous System— | ||||
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chorea | ... | 6 | ... | 1 |
| Other conditions | ... | 9 | ... | ... |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spinal curvature | 31 | 4 / | ... | ... |
| Other forms | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 3 | 8 | ... | ... |