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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
Bromley 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE 11a.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1933.
| Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects | ||||
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring observation | Requiring Treatment | Requiring observation | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 32 | 23 | 56 | 24 | |
| Skin | Ringworm Scalp | — | — | 2 | — |
| Body | 2 | — | 20 | 11 | |
| Scabies | — | — | 49 | 11 | |
| Impetigo | —_ | — | 75 | 21 | |
| Other Diseases (non-tuberculous) | 10 | — | 257 | 67 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | — | 23 | 10 | |
| Keratitis | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
| Defective Vision (excluding squint) | 62 | 16 | 76 | 31 | |
| Squint | 3 | — | 6 | — | |
| Other conditions | 1 | — | 76 | 16 | |
| Ear | Defective hearing | 7 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
| Otitis Media | 8 | — | 51 | 25 | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 3 | — | 79 | 16 | |
| Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 24 | 71 | 124 | 60 |
| Adenoids only | 8 | 5 | 38 | 16 | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 26 | 25 | 167 | 246 | |
| Other conditions | 13 | 4 | 279 | 120 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 7 | 35 | 102 | 46 | |
| Defective Speech | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Heart and HeartDisease Cicrculation | Organic | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| Functional | 5 | 9 | 103 | 40 | |
| Anaemia | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |
| Carried forward | 220 | 199 | 1635 | 778 | |