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., 1938.
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) | |
Skin | Ringworm— | ||||
(1) Scalp | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
(2) Body | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
(3) Scabies | 2 | ... | 17 | ... | |
(4) Impetigo | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | |
(5) Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous) | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | |
TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 8 | 2 | 26 | 1 | |
Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... |
(7) Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
(8) Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(9) Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | ... | 21 | 2 | 1 | |
TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | |
(11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 77 | 217 | 3 | ... | |
(12) Squint | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | |
Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... |
(14) Otitis Media | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | |
(15) Other Ear Diseases | 9 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
Nose and Throat. | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 14 | 128 | 13 | 22 |
(17) Adenoids only | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
(18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
(19) Other Conditions | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
(20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | |
Total carried forward | 136 | 410 | 84 | 33 |