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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

Hornsey 1924

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

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Table: TABLE II.(A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER.

TABLE II.

(A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER.

Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of Defects.No of Defects.
Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring T reatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment.
(l)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition—453—
Uncleanliness (See Table IV, Group V).170———
SkinRingworm, scalp——24—
,, body——24—
Scabies——11—
Impetigo——131—
Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous)24217—
EyeBlepharitis3—26—
Conjunctivitis1—31—
Keratitis——2—
Corneal Opacities——1—
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)188—115—
Squint8—19—
Other Conditions3126—
BarDefective Hearing7115—
Otitis Media7—81—
Other Ear Diseases1—328
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only371042817
Adenoids only—695
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids116426
Other Conditions—1678
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous)—64125
Defective Speech—4——
Teeth—Dental Diseases (See Table IV., Group IV.)177—8—
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease :
Organic—4—1
Functional126—7
Anæmia—91309
LungsBronchitis—171091
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases——9—
TuberculosisPulmonary:
Definite————
Suspected11321
Non-Pulmonary:
Glands————
Spine————
Hip————
Other Bones and Joints————
Skin————
Other Forms————
Nervous SystemEpilepsy———3
Chorea——15
Other Conditions—356
DeformitiesRickets—1——
Spinal Curvature—5——
Other Forms—283
Other Defects and Disease5931631