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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

Carshalton 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: TABLE 14.DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1939.

TABLE 14.

DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1939.

Defect.Recommended forNumber which received Treatment by
Observation.Treatment.Own Dr.Hospital.At Home by AdviceClinicTotal.
Cleanliness1-----—
Nutrition517-—11—11
RingwormSkin—11—-—1
Impetigo12-11—2
Scabies——-—.-——
Other skin conditions414-47—11
BlepharitisEyes—615——6
Conjunctivitis—5131—5
Keratitis-------
Corneal Ulcer-------
Corneal Opacities-------
Other Conditions—312——3
Vision2—-————
Squint1220-20——20
HearingEars31-1——1
Otitis Media71-1——1
Other Diseases1—-————
Teeth4173-2—4042
Tonsils12835320——23
Adenoids6931217——19
Other Conditions119111—3
Enlarged Cervical Glands321735——8
Speech172—3——3
Heart Disease23211——2
Anaemia325——15—15
Lungs, Tubercular42—2——2
Lungs, non-tubercular11311—.—2
Other Tubercular Diseases-4-4--4
Epilepsy111———1
Chorea—1-----
Other Nervous Conditions3------
Rickets925—47718
Spinal Curvature18—1214
Other Deformities1023—111113
Mental Condition93----
Behaviour21——1—1
All Other Defects2780215241859
Total437415181148167280