Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE II.
(A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER.
| Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections | Special 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 | — | 45 | 3 | — | |||
| Uncleanliness (See Table IV, Group V). | 170 | — | — | — | |||
| Skin | Ringworm, scalp | — | — | 24 | — | ||
| ,, body | — | — | 24 | — | |||
| Scabies | — | — | 11 | — | |||
| Impetigo | — | — | 131 | — | |||
| Other Diseases (non-Tuberculous) | 2 | 4 | 217 | — | |||
| Eye | Blepharitis | 3 | — | 26 | — | ||
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | — | 31 | — | |||
| Keratitis | — | — | 2 | — | |||
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 188 | — | 115 | — | |||
| Squint | 8 | — | 19 | — | |||
| Other Conditions | 3 | 1 | 26 | — | |||
| Bar | Defective Hearing | 7 | 1 | 15 | — | ||
| Otitis Media | 7 | — | 81 | — | |||
| Other Ear Diseases | 1 | — | 32 | 8 | |||
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 37 | 104 | 28 | 17 | ||
| Adenoids only | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 11 | 6 | 42 | 6 | |||
| Other Conditions | — | 1 | 67 | 8 | |||
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | — | 64 | 12 | 5 | |||
| Defective Speech | — | 4 | — | — | |||
| Teeth—Dental Diseases (See Table IV., Group IV.) | 177 | — | 8 | — | |||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : | ||||||
| Organic | — | 4 | — | 1 | |||
| Functional | 1 | 26 | — | 7 | |||
| Anæmia | — | 9 | 130 | 9 | |||
| Lungs | Bronchitis | — | 17 | 109 | 1 | ||
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | 9 | — | |||
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | ||||||
| Definite | — | — | — | — | |||
| Suspected | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Non-Pulmonary: | |||||||
| Glands | — | — | — | — | |||
| Spine | — | — | — | — | |||
| Hip | — | — | — | — | |||
| Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |||
| Skin | — | — | — | — | |||
| Other Forms | — | — | — | — | |||
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| Chorea | — | — | 1 | 5 | |||
| Other Conditions | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Deformities | Rickets | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| Spinal Curvature | — | 5 | — | — | |||
| Other Forms | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | |||
| Other Defects and Disease | 5 | 9 | 316 | 31 | |||