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 Heston and Isleworth]
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Defects or Diweaae. | Code Groups. | Specials. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number referred for treatment. | Number reqniring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. | Number referred for treatment. | Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for treatment. | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Malnutrition | 1 | 105 | - | - |
Uncleanliness— | ||||
Head | 68 | 286 | 223 | 28 |
Body | 6 | 98 | 8 | — |
Skin — | ||||
Ringworm | ||||
Head | 2 | — | 15 | — |
Body | _ | —- | 32 | 3 |
Scabies | 10 | — | 52 | 1 |
Impetigo | 9 | 2 | 339 | 5 |
Other Disease | 12 | 17 | 80 | 21 |
Eye- | ||||
Defective Vision & Squint | 120 | 40 | 66 | 65 |
External Eye Disease | 9 | 31 | 11 | |
Ear— | ||||
Defective Hearing | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Ear Disease | 10 | 79 | 12 | 3 |
Teeth— | ||||
Dental Disease | 82 | 25 | 19 | — |
Nose and Throat— | ||||
Enlarged Tonsils | 82 | 254 | 4 | 2 |
Adenoids | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 |
Defective Speech | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Heart and Circulation— | ||||
Heart Disease | — | - | 10 | 2 |
Organic | 6 | — | — | — |
Functional | — | 78 | — | — |
Antenna | 12 | 17 | 14 |