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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
Heston and Isleworth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| 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 | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 1 | 3 | 35 | ... |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | 61 | 1 | |
| (8) Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (9) Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| (10) Other Conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | ... | 1 | 94 | ... | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 1 | 4 | 191 | 1 | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 170 | 5 | 87 | ... | |
| (12) Squint | 6 | 1 | 19 | ... | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| (14) Otitis Media | ... | ... | 81 | ... | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | ... | ... | 52 | 3 | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsillitis only | 111 | 42 | 95 | 19 |
| (17) Adenoids only | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 97 | 52 | 48 | 6 | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 1 | 39 | 117 | 17 | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 35 | 59 | 39 | 10 | |
| (21) Defective Speech | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ||||
| (22) Organic | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | |
| (23) Functional | 1 | 31 | 5 | 18 | |
| (24) Anaemia | ... | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 33 | 32 | 15 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
| (27) Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (28) Suspected | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
| (29) Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (30) Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (31) Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (32) Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nervous System | (33) Epilepsy | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| (34) Chorea | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| (35) Other Conditions | ... | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
| Deformities | (36) Rickets | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| (38) Other Forms | 1 | 9 | 25 | 11 | |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | ... | 8 | 1267 | 101 | |
| Total | 431 | 298 | 1934 | 235 | |