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, 1948.
Routine Inspections. Number of defects. | Special Inspections Number of defects. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
DEFECT OR DISEASE. | 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) |
Malnutrition | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Uncleanliness. (See Table IV.—Group V.) Skin— Ringworm: Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Body | ... | ... | .... | ... |
Scabies | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Impetigo | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other diseases (non-tuberculous) | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Eye— Blepharitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Corneal opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Defective vision (excluding squint) | 14 | ... | ... | ... |
Squint | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other conditions | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Ear— Defective hearing | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Otitis media | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other ear diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nose and Throat— Enlarged tonsils only | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Adenoids only | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
Other conditions | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Defective Speech | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Teeth—Dental Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Heart and Circulation— Heart Disease— Organic | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Functional | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Anaemia | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
Lungs— Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other non-tuberculous diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis— Pulmonary— Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Suspected | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Non-pulmonary— Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spine | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Hip | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other bones and joints | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other forms | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nervous System— Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chorea | l | ... | ... | ... |
Other conditions | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Deformities- Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spinal curvature | 11 | ... | ... | ... |
Other forms | 14 | ... | ... | ... |
Other Defects and Diseases | 7 | 1 | ... | ... |