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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

Wimbledon 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE II.RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF MEDICAL INSPECTION IN 1920.

TABLE II.

RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF MEDICAL INSPECTION IN 1920.

DISEASE OR DEFECT.Routine Inspections.Specials.
Number referred for Treatment.Number requiring 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.
Malnutrition37———
Uncleanliness—Head166———
Body143———
SkinRingworm—
Head——41—
Body——20—
Scabies2—34—
Impetigo——35—
Other Diseases(non-tubercular)——125
EyeBlepharitis7—1—
Conjunctivitis——1—
Keratitis1———
Corneal Ulcer————
Corneal opacities——1—
Defective Vision1221459—
Squint31--—
Other Conditions2-4—
EarDefective Hearing28—13—
Otitis Media16-20—
Other Conditions4———
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils130217277
Adenoids152103
Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids1024064—
Other Conditions-—11102
Enlarged Cervical Hands (non-tubercular487104219
Defective Speech5———
LungsBronchitis34—38
Other non-tubercular Diseases————
TuberculosisPulmonary— Definite4
Suspected5—111
Non-pulmonary—
Glands12—64
Spine——1—
Hip1———
Other Bones and Joints2—1—
Skin-———
Other Formsa———
Nervous SystemEpilepsy1315
Chorea—3—
Other Conditions2—52
DeformitiesRickets9———
Spinal Curvature5—22
Other Forms11—22
Other Defects or Diseases50—9081
Number of Individual Children having Defects which required Treatment or to be kept under observation2765