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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

Southall 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table XVIII shows the individual defects found at medical inspection. It must
be remembered that one child may show several defects, and that all defects, however
slight, are recorded.

Table: Table XVIII Defects Found

Table XVIII Defects Found

Manor HouseBranch CentreTotal
Skirt
1. Ringworm---
2. Scabies-11
3. Impetigo1-1
4. Other diseases (non-tubercular)224
Total 1-4336
Eye
5. Blepharitis---
6. Conjunctivitis---
7. Keratitis and opacities---
8. Other conditions (excl. defective vision and squint)-22
Total 5-8-22
9. Defective vision---
10. Squint1-1
Ear
11. Defective hearing---
12. Otitis media1-1
13. Other ear diseases---
Nose and Throat
14. Chronic tonsils and/or adenoids361753
15. Other conditions55
16. Enlarged cervical glands (non-tubercular)1-1
17. Defective speech-11
Heart and Circulation
18. Organic heart disease213
19. Functional heart disease2-2
20. Anaemia---
Lungs
21. Bronchitis---
22. Other non-tubercular diseases1-1
23. Pulmonary tuberculosis---
Tuberculosis
24. Glands---
25. Bones and joints1-1
Nervous system
26. Chorea---
27. Other conditions---
Deformities
28. Rickets deformities112
29. Genu valgum 18 months123
2 years9110
3 years718
4 years5-5
30. Other forms22
31. Other defects and diseases141125
32. Dental diseases 18 months-
2 years2-2
3 years448
4 years17825