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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TABLE II.
A. - Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December 1940.
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) |
(1) Ringworm Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(2) Body | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(3)Scabies | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
(4) Impetigo | 6 | ... | .. | |
(5) Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Total (Heads 1 to 5) | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
EYE - | ||||
16 ) Blepharitis | 29 | 1 | 2 | ... |
(7) Conjunctivitis | 8 | ... | .. | ... |
(S) Keratitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
(9) Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
Total (Heads 6 to 10) | 40 | 2 | 3 | ... |
(11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 152 | 23 | 25 | 6 |
(12) Squint | 33 | 21 | 3 | ... |
EAR- | ||||
(13) Defective Hearing | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
(14) 0 citis Media | 6 | 4 | ... | ... |
(15) Other Ear Diseases | 11 | 3 | 1 | ... |
NOSE, AND THROAT - | ||||
(16) Chronic Tensilities only | 18 | 51 | 1 | 7 |
(17) Andenoids only | 5 | 9 | ... | ... |
(18) Chronic Tensilities and | ||||
Adenoids | 77 | 108 | 4 | 5 |
(19) Other Conditions | 21 | 30 | 1 | ... |
(20) ENLARGED CERVICAL GLANDS (Non-Tuberculous) | 16 | 11 | 2 | ... |
(21) DEFECTIVE SPEECH | 13 | 2 | 2 | ... |
HEART AND CIRCULATION -Heart Disease: | ||||
(22) Organic | 4 | 22 | ... | 1 |
(So) Functional | 10 | 22 | 2 | ... |
(24) Anaemia | 56 | 4 | 5 | ... |
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