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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

Tottenham 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: SECONDARY SCHOOLS (contd.).Table II.— Return op Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection in 1934.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS (contd.).

Table II.— Return op Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection in 1934.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.
Number referred for Treatment.Number requiring to be kept under Observation, but not referred for Treatment.
(1)(2)(3)
Malnutrition5-
Uncleanliness:—
Head2—
Body——
SkinRingworm:—
Head——
Body——
Scabies——
Impetigo——
Other Diseases (Non-Tubercular)10—
EyeBlepharitis——
Conjunctivitis1—
Keratitis——
Corneal Opacities——
Defective Vision1002
Squint——
Other Conditions4—
EarDefective Hearing3—
Otitis Media2—
Other Ear Diseases4—
Enlarged Tonsils94
Nose and ThroatAdenoids——
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids1—
Other Conditions4—
Enl. Cervical Glands (Non-Tubercular)——
Defective Speech——
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease:—
Organic22
Functional—1
Anaemia1—
LungsBronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh3—
Other Non-Tubercular Diseases4—
TuberculosisPulmonary:—
Definite——
Suspected——
Non-Pulmonarv
Glands——
Spine——
Hip——
Other Bones and Joints..—
Skin——
Other Forms——
Nervous SystemEpilepsy1—
Chorea——
Other Conditions——
DeformitiesRickets— '—
Spinal Curvature3—
Other Forms20—
other Defects and Diseases273

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Table III. relates to "Exceptional Children" and is not required in connection with Secondary Schools