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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
Ealing 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE II.—A.
RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1938.
| DEFECT OR DISEASE | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but net requiring Treatment | Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment | ||
| Skin | Ringworm, Scalp | — | — | 4 | — |
| Body | — | — | 16 | — | |
| Scabies | 5 | — | 130 | — | |
| Impetigo | 9 | — | 360 | — | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 5 | 4 | 391 | 6 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 12 | 6 | 77 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 8 | 1 | 134 | — | |
| Keratitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Conditions | 6 | 5 | 136 | 8 | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 364 | 7 | 228 | 10 | |
| Squint | 59 | 8 | 48 | 3 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 9 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| Otitis Media | 20 | 11 | 163 | 1 | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 50 | 12 | 182 | 4 | |
| Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 33 | 411 | 65 | 122 |
| Adenoids only | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 10 | 2 | 18 | 4 | |
| Other Conditions | 5 | 48 | 197 | 35 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 1 | 103 | 48 | 40 | |
| Defective Speech | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ||||
| Organic | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Functional | 1 | 56 | — | 13 | |
| Anaemia | 1 | 19 | 6 | 19 | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 9 | 40 | 38 | 30 |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 26 | 22 | 14 | |
| Tuber culosis | Pulmonary : | ||||
| Definite | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Suspected | — | 9 | — | 32 | |
| Non-Pulmonary: | |||||
| Glands | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Bones and Joints | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Forms | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Chorea. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 3 | 7 | 3 | 25 | |
| Deformities | Rickets | — | 1 | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 36 | 32 | 15 | 11 | |
| Other Forms | 98 | 220 | 85 | 38 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 48 | 71 | 2184 | 205 | |
| TOTAL | 811 | 1152 | 4602 | 653 | |