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 Wood Green]
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TABLE II.
A.— RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DEC., 1935.
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
Requring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment | Requring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment | ||
Skin | RFingworm- | ||||
Scalp | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Body | ... | 4 | 2 | ||
Scabies | I | ... | 34 | ||
Impetigo | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | |
Other Diseases (non-tuberculous) | 12 | 6 | 28 | 6 | |
TOTAL | 15 | 6 | 72 | 11 | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Conjunctivitis | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | |
Keratitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Corneal Opacities | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision & Squint) | 20 | ... | ... | ||
TOTAL | 3 | 23 | 4 | ... | |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 46 | 195 | 2 | ... | |
Squint | 5 | 14 | 1 | ... | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 |
Otitis Media | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Other Ear Diseases | 4 | 1 | 18 | ... | |
Nose and Throat. | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 12 | 185 | 16 | 18 |
Adenoids only... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Conditions | 23 | 6 | 28 | 2 | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 2 | 33 | 2 | 7 | |
Total carried forward | 120 | 466 | 143 | 41 |