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Hornsey 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 6.—SUMMARY RELATING TO CHILDREN MEDICALLY INSPECTED AT THE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1923.

TABLE 6.—SUMMARY RELATING TO CHILDREN MEDICALLY INSPECTED AT THE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1923.

(1) The total number of children medically inspected at the Routine Inspections*2,21 2
(2) The number of children in (1) suffering from—
Malnutrition148
Skin Disease10
Defective Vision (including Squint)299
Eye Disease3
Defective Hearing21
Ear Disease18
Nose and Throat Disease221
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tubercular)71
Defective Speech25
Dental Disease513
Heart Disease: —
Organic7
Functional48
Anaemia9
Lung Disease (non-Tubercular)42
Tuberculosis:—
Pulmonary, definite3
,, suspected6
Non-Pulmonary3
Disease of the Nervous System5
Deformities22
Other Defects and Diseases25
(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)136
(4) The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding Uncleanliness, Defective Clothing, etc.)402
(5) The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more Defects (excluding Uncleanliness, Defective Clothing, etc.)347

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* Specials are not included in this Table.