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Hornsey 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE 6.—SUMMARY RELATING TO CHILDREN MEDICALLY
INSPECTED AT THE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS DURING THE
YEAR 1921.
(1) The total number of children medically inspected at
the Routine Inspections* 2,825
(2) The number of children in (1) suffering from—
Malnutrition 281
Skin Disease 46
Defective Vision (including Squint) 452
Eye Disease 39
Defective Hearing 37
Ear Disease 63
Nose and Throat Disease 476
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tubercular) 278
Defective Speech 36
Dental Disease 957
Heart Disease: —
Organic 5
Functional 74
Anaemia 37
Lung Disease (non-Tubercular) 101
Tuberculosis:—
Pulmonary, definite 7
,, suspected 41
Non-Pulmonary 13
Disease of the Nervous System 9
Deformities 41
Other Defects and Diseases 34
(3) The number of children in (1) suffering from Defects
(other than Uncleanliness or Defective Clothing
or Foot-gear) who require to be kept under observation
(but not referred for treatment) 351
(4) The number of children in (1) who were referred for
treatment (excluding Uncleanliness, Defective
Clothing, etc.) 737
(5) The number of children in (4) who received treatment
for one or more Defects (excluding Uncleanliness,
Defective Clothing, etc.) 522
* Specials arc not included in this Table.